Zeleke Surname

4,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zeleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia133,6131:730119
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
United States4241:854,85665,098
Canada571:646,41452,764
Norway171:302,48730,120
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Zeleke (492,384) may also be a first name.

Zeleke Last Name Facts

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

Zeleke (Russian: Зелеке) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeleke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,120th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,396 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zeleke are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Zeleke is also the 2,055th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 492,384 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 133,613 people, or 1 in 730. Not including Ethiopia Zeleke occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Zeleke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zeleke surname are 42.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zeleke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.49% less than the national average, earning 244,028 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.3% less than the national average, earning R 49,200 per year; in United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.72% less than the national average, earning $36,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzeleke9296/
Zeleske9215/
Zieleke9212/
Zelekeu921/
Zelek915,362/
Zielieke8658/
Zeleskey8643/
Zeulekeu8610/
Zelesket867/
Zieleske861/
Zielecke861/
Zelekesh861/
Seleke8312,713/
Zeleka8310,310/
Zeylek83240/
Zelake8378/
Zielek8352/
Rzelek8337/
Geleke8335/
Zaleke8321/
Zeleck8321/
Zeleki8316/
Zeleks8315/
Zoleke8310/
Jeleke834/
Zeleeg833/
Celeke832/
Zelece831/
Zeliek831/
Zelike831/
Zileke831/
Zeleqe831/
Zeilek831/
Zelekeash801/
Zeleski77198/
Zaleuke7764/
Zelecki7743/
Geleske7741/
Zheleuk7737/
Selekie7733/
Zieleck7717/
Seeleke7716/
Gelecke7715/
Zeliker7715/
Zielike7714/
Selekee7712/
Sehleke7710/
Zeliske7710/
Zhelesk779/
Zaleike778/
Zhelekh777/
Celekey776/
Selekey776/
Selecke775/
Zelekha773/
Dzielek772/
Zolecke772/
Selekeh772/
Selekei772/
Tseleke772/
Cheleke772/
Djeleke772/
Celecke771/
Zeleyka771/
Zeeleka771/
Zelecký771/
Seleike771/
Gelekei771/
Jelekeh771/
Zeileck771/
Tzeleki771/
Zelegue771/
Gelekea771/
Czelake771/
Zelekch771/
Zhaleke771/
Zelizke770/
Selek738,358/
Zelik731,613/
Zelyk73917/
Celek73217/
Zilek73173/
Gelek73148/
Zelík73128/
Jelek7364/
Zelex7310/
Żelek734/
Zielecki71390/
Zielicke7174/
Zehlicke7147/
Zieleski7123/
Zhelesky7120/
Seelecke7111/
Czelecki719/
Zielecka718/
Zeleszki718/
Geleekeh715/
Zelescki714/
Tsheleke714/
Zelekova712/
Zhelezki712/
Zelesski712/
Rzelecki712/
Czelecka712/
Zeleskyi712/
Gelecker711/
Geleskey711/
Sealekee711/
Sealekey711/
Zeleikha711/
Zeleckis711/
Zeliecka711/
Zeliecki711/
Zeliecky711/
Chelekei711/
Zelaki675,999/
Zalake672,823/
Selake671,938/
Seleky671,132/
Seleki67319/
Selekh67303/
Seleck67152/
Dzielecki67119/
Zelikh67115/
Zhelik6784/
Zhelyk6779/
Zelika6761/
Seloke6759/
Gelike6753/
Zeilyk6753/
Soleke6751/
Zcelik6736/
Zielik6735/
Saleke6733/
Selike6733/
Geylek6732/
Geleki6732/
Celeki6728/
Zelick6727/
Zielyk6722/
Seelek6721/
Sczelecki6715/
Zeilik6715/
Zaleki6715/
Sealek6713/
Zeljka6711/
Geleek6710/
Sileke6710/
Zolake677/
Zeylik676/
Zeliki676/
Gielek676/
Zelykh676/
Geleck675/
Celeka675/
Zelyck674/
Zhelessky674/
Zilake674/
Zuilek674/
Zalike674/
Tselegker674/
Srzelecka674/
Seleik673/
Zileka672/
Jeleeg671/
Geleks671/
Geleky671/
Jelike671/
Zelice671/
Zelaqe671/
Zoilek671/
Tchelekey671/
Trzelecka671/
Seleqe671/
Sehlek671/
Seulek671/
Zheleskyi671/
Zejlik671/
Zeleiskyi671/
Getlek671/
Zilike670/

Zeleke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zeleke in the Russian language
Зелекеzeleke-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zeleke
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