Zelda Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Zelda Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) Zelda, Selda, Selde, Zeldin, and Seldin are all from the woman’s name Salida which means “happiness.”

Zelda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Comoros11:749,524685
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zelda (32,104) may also be a first name.

Zelda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) Zelda, Selda, Selde, Zeldin, and Seldin are all from the woman’s name Salida which means “happiness.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Zelda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelda (Arabic: زلدا, Georgian: ზელდა, Russian: Зельда) is found most in Indonesia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,491,356th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Zelda live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 26,453rd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 32,104 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 1,392,097. In Indonesia Zelda is most numerous in: Jakarta, where 69 percent reside, Bengkulu, where 22 percent reside and Central Java, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 12 percent reside and Croatia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeldea91327/
Zeldai91202/
Zeldah915/
Zelday914/
Zeldas914/
Czelda911/
Zlda891/
Selda803,558/
Celda802,023/
Gelda80521/
Jelda80250/
Zeldi8093/
Zilda8074/
Zeldy8069/
Zeldo804/
Zelde804/
Xelda801/
Zelder73723/
Chelda73628/
Zeldis73251/
Seldas73241/
Zeldes73216/
Gielda73177/
Zeldys7342/
Seldat7332/
Shelda7323/
Celdas7321/
Suelda7321/
Djelda7314/
Zueldo736/
Zeldez736/
Seldah734/
Zeldey732/
Zildah732/
Zildai732/
Zhldad731/
Seldağ731/
Zoeldo731/
Zieldo731/
Zeldyi731/
Zildad731/
Jeldaz731/
Zilday731/
Zhilda731/
Jelday731/
Geldha731/
Geldat731/
Jeldha731/
Seldai731/
Scelda730/
Geldea730/
Gelday730/
Zeldich67128/
Zeldych6750/
Geldash6732/
Djeldai6725/
Zldi673/
Zeldets673/
Jeeldad672/
Jlda672/
Seldach672/
Slda672/
Clda671/
Djeldah671/
Seldeau671/
Sceulda671/
Zeldesz671/
Zelldey671/
Zldy671/
Shelday670/
Geldday670/

Zelda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelda in the Georgian language
ზელდაzelda-
Zelda in the Russian language
Зельдаzelda-
Zelda in the Arabic language
زلداzlda-
زيلداzylda-

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