Zelenić Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Zelenić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 76 | 1:55,640 | 10,530 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 1:248,768 | 16,532 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Zelenic (20) & Zelenič (5) are calculated separately.
Zelenić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelenić Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zelenić is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Zelenic or Zelenič. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelenić? popularity and diffusion
Zelenić is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Zelenić is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelenić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 55,640. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Međimurje County, where 45 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 37 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 9 percent live. Barring Croatia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 11 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelenic | 95 | 20 | / |
| Zelenič | 95 | 5 | / |
| Jelenić | 86 | 1,906 | / |
| Selenić | 86 | 435 | / |
| Zelenitz | 80 | 36 | / |
| Celesnić | 80 | 3 | / |
| Čelesnić | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zelenich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zieleniec | 75 | 190 | / |
| Zelenietz | 75 | 13 | / |
| Jelinić | 71 | 616 | / |
| Jelenič | 71 | 87 | / |
| Celinić | 71 | 69 | / |
| Čalenić | 71 | 64 | / |
| Selenic | 71 | 41 | / |
| Zelenec | 71 | 20 | / |
| Selinić | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zeleneč | 71 | 6 | / |
| Čelanić | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zalonić | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ćelanić | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zelenets | 67 | 283 | / |
| Zelenetz | 67 | 62 | / |
| Zeleneac | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jelenich | 67 | 32 | / |
| Selenich | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gelenitš | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gelenich | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jelenici | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seleniec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Strzelenicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selisnić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celenicz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zelenić
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