Zelenka Surname
Approximately 7,184 people bear this surname
Zelenka Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian) The little, green one; one not acquainted with the ways of man, a greenhorn.
Zelenka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 3,301 | 1:3,221 | 289 |
| United States | 1,600 | 1:226,537 | 21,882 |
| Austria | 613 | 1:13,891 | 2,024 |
| Hungary | 555 | 1:17,687 | 1,993 |
| Germany | 247 | 1:325,933 | 32,466 |
| Slovakia | 234 | 1:22,805 | 3,707 |
| Ukraine | 141 | 1:322,856 | 40,669 |
| Serbia | 81 | 1:88,209 | 7,378 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Croatia | 38 | 1:111,279 | 17,038 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Lithuania | 31 | 1:97,890 | 13,114 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Latvia | 20 | 1:102,502 | 14,510 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
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.
Zelenka Demographics
Average Male Zelenka Height
177.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zelenka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelenka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zelenka (Russian: Зеленка) has its highest incidence in Czechia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zelenka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelenka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 69,064th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,014,413 people. The surname Zelenka occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Zelenka reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Zelenka is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name Zelenka is most widely held in Czechia, where it is carried by 3,301 people, or 1 in 3,221. In Czechia it is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 24 percent reside, Prague, where 18 percent reside and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Czechia this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.
Zelenka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zelenka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zelenka surname grew 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zelenka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Zelenka last name are 7.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.5% 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
Zelenka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zelenka in the Russian language | ||
| Зеленка | zelenka | - |
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Footnotes
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