Zelenec Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Zelenec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelenec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Zeleneč (6) are calculated separately.

Zelenec Last Name Facts

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

Zelenec is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Zeleneč. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelenec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelenec live; 55 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 226,152. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 20 percent are found and Czechia, where 5 percent are found.

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