Zelen Surname

330,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Russia1701:847,78368,532
Serbia1591:44,9374,489
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
Bosnia and Herzegovina861:41,1215,652
Belarus501:190,02124,552
Croatia421:100,68116,054
Hungary401:245,40719,663
Slovenia341:73,16710,069
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Austria151:567,69652,281
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Aruba11:103,4772,586

The alternate forms: Zeleń (1) are calculated separately.

Zelen (80) may also be a first name.

Zelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelen (Russian: Зелень) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Zeleń. For other possible spellings of Zelen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 330,363rd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,500,933 people. Zelen is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Zelen are found; 29 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 29 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 80 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 1,318,032. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 19 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States Zelen exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Serbia, where 14 percent are found.

Zelen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Catholic (67%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Zelen surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zelen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning $50,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.34% less than the national average, earning $43,056 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeleń931/
Zelent91934/
Zeelen91623/
Zielen91139/
Zoelen9168/
Zelend9166/
Zelenc9163/
Czelen9150/
Zeilen9138/
Zelien9129/
Zetlen9117/
Zeleen9114/
Zelenk9112/
Zealen9112/
Zehlen919/
Zhelen916/
Tzelen911/
Zeleng911/
Szelen911/
Zelesn911/
Zlen893/
Zielent8351/
Zeitlen8322/
Zeylend839/
Szelenc838/
Czelenk832/
Zelenne831/
Zelheen831/
Szehlen831/
Zaeleen831/
Zeelent831/
Çelen8016,604/
Gelen805,864/
Selen805,731/
Jelen805,497/
Celen801,521/
Zelin801,092/
Zelem80260/
Zilen80130/
Zalen80106/
Zolen8065/
Zlehn8039/
Zelyn8034/
Zelín8017/
Zylen801/
Zlenn800/
Zelenova778,992/
Dzhelhen7717/
Zelenová777/
Zelengue772/
Gielen7310,768/
Selent732,051/
Ceelen731,775/
Zelina731,545/
Seelen731,544/
Jelenc731,004/
Saelen73864/
Zieleń73537/
Seleng73488/
Cielen73393/
Czeleń73359/
Chelen73294/
Zahlen73186/
Zuylen73161/
Zetlin73161/
Geleng73159/
Hjelen73133/
Zielin73126/
Seulen73124/
Seleen73124/
Zohlen73108/
Zuilen7399/
Seilen7389/
Celeng7388/
Zallen7386/
Zilien7385/
Shelen7384/
Zhelem7379/
Sielen7369/
Gelend7367/
Tselen7364/
Celien7363/
Geylen7361/
Soelen7358/
Celent7357/
Gelhen7350/
Šeleng7346/
Sehlen7334/
Şeylen7332/
Setlen7330/
Celeen7321/
Zhelin7320/
Zeling7320/
Czelin7320/
Zelyna7320/
Zhalen7319/
Zaalen7317/
Jeleng7317/
Zollen7315/
Geleen7313/
Jeilen7313/
Ceylen7313/
Zelhyn7313/
Zehlén7311/
Dzelem7311/
Gelenk7310/
Zalien7310/
Zelgin739/
Szelin739/
Getlen738/
Zilene737/
Zeulin737/
Zehlin737/
Zhelne736/
Selend736/
Jeslen736/
Zhelyn736/
Jeleen735/
Jelend735/
Zaleen734/
Zeluun734/
Seslen733/
Gelenn733/
Cehlen733/
Zielem733/
Celemn733/
Zailen733/
Zislen732/
Zelemt732/
Zeilin732/
Seloen732/
Selien732/
Czełen732/
Jelent732/
Jeelen731/
Zeylin731/
Selaen731/
Seluen731/
Sealen731/
Jhelen731/
Gelenc731/
Gelent731/
Jeylen731/
Zaelin731/
Geslen730/
Zeelin730/
Zhelenova714/
Dzhelehen711/
Zeitlin672,302/
Cheleng67819/
Tseleng67562/
Sheleng67420/
Çeleğen67359/
Zielina67222/
Slen67180/
Shellen67120/
Zuijlen67102/
Gyselen6797/
Jehleng6793/
Schelen6785/
Gellene6760/
Seelent6750/
Sheelen6749/
Seelend6732/
Cheleen6731/
Zieling6729/
Zeitlyn6728/
Gelenne6727/
Giehlen6726/
Chetlen6724/
Zeeling6721/
Zaitlen6721/
Zettlin6719/
Zhelina6718/
Cheelen6713/
Zesling6713/
Seillen679/
Zeilina678/
Saelaen678/
Seilent677/
Cielien677/
Zaln677/
Sheleen675/
Tchelen674/
Tselenk674/
Zhehlyn674/
Selendt673/
Saeloen673/
Zealina672/
Soehlen672/
Settlen672/
Sellene672/
Zuillen672/
Zietlin672/
Chelenk672/
Jelenck672/
Zheling672/
Djeleng672/
Ceileen671/
Jeileen671/
Jellene671/
Dzhelenova671/
Dzhelin671/
Geeelen671/
Zheslin671/
Zhilent671/
Zealing671/
Zeillin671/
Zeitiln671/
Zillhen671/
Zallien671/
Shetlen671/
Shelien671/
Sheloen671/
Szeslin671/
Szetlin671/
Szelgin671/
Sheulen671/
Seylene671/
Celemnt671/
Jelenne671/
Zhilenk671/
Zalienė671/
Šelienė671/
Zolienė671/
Zselina671/
Sshelen671/
Sehlend671/
Gelenkh671/
Seslend671/
Zeslynn671/
Geyleen671/
Sesleng671/
Sealeng671/
Zjln671/
Zoln671/
Zhiluen671/
Zhahlen671/
Dzhelyn671/
Dzelyna671/
Jealeng671/
Zahllen670/
Seallen670/
Gehlent670/
Sielehn670/
Zetling670/
Cheslen670/
Sealenk670/
Geglien670/
Gettlen670/
Sheilen670/
Zeiglin670/
Gehlhen670/
Gethlen670/
Zihleen670/

Zelen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelen in the Russian language
Зеленьzelen-

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