Zelenko Surname
Approximately 10,393 people bear this surname
Zelenko Surname User-submission:
Zelenko (Ukrainian: Зеленко) is a Ukrainian surname that is derived from the word зелений (zeleny), which means 'green', perhaps referring to a person who wore green clothing.
Zelenko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 3,596 | 1:12,659 | 1,643 |
| Russia | 2,145 | 1:67,190 | 8,721 |
| Belarus | 1,916 | 1:4,959 | 636 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,485 | 1:11,907 | 1,821 |
| United States | 413 | 1:877,625 | 66,497 |
| Slovenia | 335 | 1:7,426 | 1,677 |
| Israel | 129 | 1:66,338 | 8,273 |
| Latvia | 104 | 1:19,712 | 2,976 |
| Croatia | 66 | 1:64,070 | 11,714 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 1:373,291 | 30,949 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Armenia | 7 | 1:418,597 | 8,462 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
The alternate forms: Zeļenko (1) & Želenko (1) are calculated separately.
Zelenko Surname Meaning
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Zelenko (Ukrainian: Зеленко) is a Ukrainian surname that is derived from the word зелений (zeleny), which means 'green', perhaps referring to a person who wore green clothing.
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Zelenko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelenko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zelenko (Russian: Зеленко) occurs most in Ukraine. It can be rendered as a variant: Zeļenko or Želenko. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelenko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zelenko is the 49,492nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 701,198 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Zelenko live; 69 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 3,596 people, or 1 in 12,659. In Ukraine it is most common in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 15 percent reside, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Not including Ukraine it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 21 percent reside and Belarus, where 18 percent reside.
Zelenko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Zelenko surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 61.9% registered with the party.
The amount Zelenko earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning $42,369 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zelenko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zelenko in the Russian language | ||
| Зеленко | zelenko | - |
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