Zelenka Surname

69,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Zelenka Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) The little, green one; one not acquainted with the ways of man, a greenhorn.

Zelenka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3,3011:3,221289
United States1,6001:226,53721,882
Austria6131:13,8912,024
Hungary5551:17,6871,993
Germany2471:325,93332,466
Slovakia2341:22,8053,707
Ukraine1411:322,85640,669
Serbia811:88,2097,378
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Canada501:736,91258,785
Croatia381:111,27917,038
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Lithuania311:97,89013,114
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Latvia201:102,50214,510
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Panama141:279,4476,847
France121:5,535,227269,324
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Zelenka (23) may also be a first name.

Zelenka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) The little, green one; one not acquainted with the ways of man, a greenhorn.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Zelenka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelenka (Russian: Зеленка) is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelenka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zelenka is the 69,064th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,014,413 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Zelenka live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Zelenka is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

The surname Zelenka is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is carried by 3,301 people, or 1 in 3,221. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 24 percent are found, Prague, where 18 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Czechia Zelenka is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Austria, where 9 percent are found.

Zelenka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zelenka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zelenka last name grew 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelenka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zelenka last name are 7.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zelenka earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.35% more than the national average, earning $63,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelienka93143/
Zelennka931/
Zielenka930/
Zlenka9219/
Zelenkaya881/
Zelenko8610,393/
Zelinka862,466/
Čelenka86387/
Zelynka86248/
Selenka86123/
Jelenka86114/
Zelenca8652/
Zelenky8630/
Zelenke8628/
Zalenka8627/
Zylenka8611/
Celenka864/
Zelenki862/
Zelemka861/
Zelínka861/
Ćelenka861/
Gelenka861/
Zolenka860/
Zelenkaitė821/
Zelionka80102/
Zelyonka8072/
Zhelenko8067/
Zielinka8048/
Szlencka8024/
Zselenkó8020/
Selenkea808/
Dzelenko805/
Zelenkiy804/
Zelenkoz802/
Zielenko802/
Zelenkoo801/
Zelennke801/
Zeleenko801/
Zelenkee801/
Zelenker800/
Zelenkayová781/
Zlenko774,128/
Slenka771/
Zelenkich753/
Zelinckas751/
Jelenko71688/
Selenko71357/
Zolenko71329/
Zelinca71213/
Zelinko71197/
Selinka71182/
Zelynko71135/
Gelenko71126/
Selenke71100/
Jelenke7185/
Solenka7149/
Zylenko7149/
Zalenko7146/
Zylynka7143/
Celenko7135/
Zelenco7123/
Zilenko7123/
Salenka7118/
Zelinkó7116/
Celenca7115/
Zilinka7115/
Slenkai7114/
Zelinke719/
Jelinka719/
Zlenkiy718/
Selenki713/
Gelinka712/
Zlenkyi712/
Celinka711/
Zelemko711/
Zelenkeich711/
Zelinki711/
Gelenki711/
Jelenkó711/
Zeļenko711/
Želenko711/
Silenka711/
Zalinka710/
Zhylenko672,595/
Zhilenko672,048/
Tselenko67316/
Zelyonko67281/
Zhalenko67106/
Zielinko6768/
Chelenko6763/
Cselenkó6743/
Zilinkas6722/
Sielenko6721/
Zaylenko6720/
Geylenko6713/
Cselenko6710/
Zielinki6710/
Selienko679/
Zelionko679/
Zhylynka678/
Saalenka673/
Salengka673/
Seleenko673/
Czalenko672/
Salenkha672/
Zsalenko671/
Solenkka671/
Salenkaa671/
Gelesnki671/
Silienka671/
Selencko671/
Selenkyi671/
Tselynka671/
Zelisnki671/
Chelenca671/

Zelenka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelenka in the Russian language
Зеленкаzelenka-

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