Zelcev Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Zelcev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelcev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Zelčev (12) are calculated separately.

Zelcev Last Name Facts

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

Zelcev occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Zelčev. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zelcev.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelcev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelcev live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,128,943. In Denmark Zelcev is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 80 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Denmark this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelčev9412/
Zhelcev921/
Zhelchev866/
Celcev8314/
Zhelcheva804/
Zeltsev7711/
Selchev773/
Zeltseva7119/
Zheltsev713/
Zhelshev713/
Zelttsev712/
Zhelkeev711/
Gelsev674/
Gelčev672/
Zhelsheva671/
Seltschev671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zelcev
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