Zelca Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zelca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia7581:2,705342
Romania2481:80,9599,511
France631:1,054,329115,549
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Zelča (3) are calculated separately.

Zelca (22) may also be a first name.

Zelca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelca is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Zelča. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelca? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zelca is the 338,992nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Zelca reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

The last name is most frequent in Latvia, where it is carried by 758 people, or 1 in 2,705. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Latgale, where 47 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 35 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Latvia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 23 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelča933/
Zelcha913/
Zelcaux838/
Zelka801,112/
Selca80195/
Gelca8062/
Zelco8035/
Zelza8024/
Zilca8018/
Celca804/
Zeglicka772/
Szelka73271/
Zielka73145/
Zelkas73112/
Zelkha7358/
Zeljaś7335/
Zilcha7319/
Jelcha7318/
Zeljas7312/
Zhelka7310/
Gelcha734/
Zeldja733/
Sellca733/
Zuelza732/
Zelkay732/
Zaelco732/
Selcap731/
Czelka731/
Zilcas731/
Zeljaj731/
Zeljaz731/
Suelca731/
Sielca731/
Gielca731/
Chelca731/
Zellka731/
Tzelka731/
Zelkco731/
Zelcih731/
Zeulka730/
Zuelka730/
Zielcke6753/
Hızlıca6732/
Zielkas6724/
Zelczer6719/
Zeltcer678/
Zellkau678/
Jlca675/
Zielcko675/
Zelkash674/
Ccelcca673/
Slca673/
Zglicka672/
Zlza672/
Zlsa672/
Zellkas672/
Zelleza672/
Zlqa672/
Selkcay671/
Zlce671/
Selchea671/
Zeljaić671/
Zelkich671/
Szlecka671/
Zeljasz671/
Zuehlka670/
Sielcap670/
Zlka670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Zelca
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