Zelba Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Zelba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania441:68,96810,261
Poland441:863,83566,160
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Zelba (56) may also be a first name.

Zelba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zelba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Zelba is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelba? popularity and diffusion

Zelba is the 1,348,199th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Zelba live; 51 percent live in Eastern Europe and 51 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Zelba is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 56 people.

The surname Zelba is most commonly occurring in Lithuania, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 68,968. In Lithuania Zelba is most common in: Telšiai County, where 73 percent are found, Šiauliai County, where 11 percent are found and Klaipėda County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Lithuania it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 27 percent are found and Czechia, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelbah91473/
Szelba914/
Zuelba911/
Selba80204/
Celba80137/
Zelwa80114/
Gelba8068/
Zilba8058/
Zelbo8026/
Zelby8021/
Zelbi807/
Zelua804/
Jelba802/
Zlboa801/
Strzelba777/
Zielbach777/
Zelbaitė771/
Chelba731,142/
Scelba73170/
Selbas73119/
Gelbas7381/
Zelbey7353/
Zelber7345/
Szélba7315/
Szelwa7315/
Zelbet7311/
Selbai7311/
Shelba739/
Gielba737/
Zellbi736/
Zelbiz736/
Djelba735/
Selbad733/
Selbay732/
Selbaş731/
Selbat731/
Zhelbe731/
Czełba731/
Dzilba731/
Celbat731/
Gelbah731/
Selbaz731/
Gelbat731/
Selbea731/
Zelway731/
Selbah731/
Selbach674,881/
Chelbat67357/
Gelbach67271/
Chelbea67166/
Zelwach6717/
Zellway678/
Slba677/
Jlba676/
Celbeau674/
Djelbah672/
Chelbah672/
Zilbach672/
Zelberh671/
Zlbi671/
Tgelbay671/
Chelbay671/
Dzielwa671/
Celbach671/
Zelbest671/
Zellber671/
Zlwa671/
Szelbot671/
Zlbe671/
Gelbadh670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zelba
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