Zelcs Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zelcs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelcs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia5611:3,654488
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Zelčs (4) are calculated separately.

Zelcs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelcs is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Zelčs. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelcs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zelcs is the 542,091st most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Zelcs live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 3,654. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Latgale, where 57 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 38 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Latvia it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Zelcs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zelcs surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Zelcs earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.47% more than the national average, earning $57,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelčs934/
Zelchs914/
Zelc898/
Zelch80592/
Zelck80224/
Zelts8041/
Jelcs8014/
Zelcz801/
Selcs801/
Zlecs801/
Zlc756/
Zielch7312/
Zielck735/
Scelcs731/
Zoelck730/
Zelk67186/
Zelz6791/
Zielcke6753/
Gelc6725/
Zeltsch6724/
Zeglicz6713/
Zylc6712/
Xzlc675/
Jelc674/
Celc672/
Zelg672/
Zelcová672/
Zlcq671/
Zlcg671/
Zzlc671/
Szlc671/
Zlct671/
Zlds671/
Zilc671/
Zlcz671/

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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 Zelcs
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