Zelenskaya Surname

47,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zelenskaya Surname User-submission:

This is a Russian surname, denoting someone who came from Zelen'ky [derived from zelenyy (зелений) or zelen (зелен), meaning 'green place' or 'green', and the common suffix -ky, similar to -sky/-ski], a place in the village of Kaniv, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine.

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Zelenskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9,6881:14,8762,072
Belarus4811:19,7533,317
Kazakhstan4121:42,9195,616
Kyrgyzstan1301:45,9436,794
Uzbekistan601:515,48611,776
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Zelenskaya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting someone who came from Zelen'ky [derived from zelenyy (зелений) or zelen (зелен), meaning 'green place' or 'green', and the common suffix -ky, similar to -sky/-ski], a place in the village of Kaniv, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine.

There is an extended suffix for women: -skaya instead of -sky.

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Zelenskaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelenskaya (Russian: Зеленская) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelenskaya? popularity and diffusion

Zelenskaya is the 47,526th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 669,258 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Zelenskaya are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Zelenskaya is most common in Russia, where it is held by 9,688 people, or 1 in 14,876. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 18 percent reside, Orenburg Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.

Zelenskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (82%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zelenskaya surname are 18.38% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 65.15% being registered with the party.

Zelenskaya earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $44,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zlenskaya9519/
Zhelenskaya955/
Zelenskaia906,517/
Zelinskaya902,888/
Zalenskaya90148/
Selenskaya9072/
Zilenskaya9033/
Zelenskaja9029/
Zelemskaya901/
Zolenskaya901/
Celenskaya901/
Gelenskaya901/
Zelensky899,035/
Zelenska8996/
Zhelinskaya8671/
Dzelinskaya862/
Zhilenskaya862/
Shelenskaya861/
Zelenskyi845,304/
Zelenskiy84134/
Zelenskoy8447/
Zielensky8419/
Zelenskyy8411/
Zhelensky845/
Zelinskaa844/
Zhelenska842/
Zelenskyz841/
Zlensky8267/
Zheglinskaya823/
Shlenskaya80196/
Zilinskaya80140/
Selinskaya8058/
Gilenskaya8056/
Zalenskaia8056/
Zalynskaya8040/
Silenskaya8026/
Zelinskaia8022/
Zelinskaja8019/
Zalinskaya8012/
Zelenscaia8012/
Zolinskaya807/
Zieliensky805/
Jelenskaja804/
Gelinskaya803/
Zhelenskyi802/
Salenskaya801/
Zylinskaya801/
Zelimskaya801/
Zhilnskaya801/
Zhelenskiy801/
Zielienska801/
Zelinsky784,381/
Zelenski78734/
Selensky78625/
Zelinska7881/
Zelenske7863/
Zelenská7862/
Zelenský7862/
Jelensky7831/
Zlenskyi7828/
Zelynska7825/
Zilensky7824/
Gelensky788/
Zelemsky782/
Zilenska781/
Zeleńska781/
Zelynsky781/
Celensky780/
Zhilinskaya764,511/
Tselinskaya76126/
Zhylinskaya7617/
Zhalinskaya769/
Zholinskaya766/
Shelinskaya762/
Chelinskaya762/
Strzhelinskaya756/
Zelynskyi745,306/
Zielinska741,597/
Zielenski74343/
Zielinsky74314/
Zhelinsky7440/
Zelenskii7436/
Zelenszki7435/
Zelinskiy7433/
Zelemskyi7432/
Zelenskij7422/
Zelinskyi7422/
Zelinskyy7419/
Zielenske7417/
Zelenskis7415/
Zylenskyi7413/
Zhelinska749/
Selenskiy746/
Zelenskie744/
Zhelenski743/
Zelenscki742/
Selenskyi742/
Gelenskiy741/
Zelenskei741/
Zeilinsky741/
Solnskaya741/
Zelinskai741/
Zelinszky741/
Zeilenski741/
Zielynska741/
Šlenskaja741/
Zselinsky741/
Zhiglinskaya7390/
Shelginskaya7358/
Chislenskaya7318/
Schelinskaya738/
Dzhilinskaya737/
Tseslinskaya734/
Slensky7123/
Zlenski711/
Silinskaya701,254/
Shlenskaia70138/
Zhelynskyi70127/
Salynskaya7098/
Zelinscaia7075/
Zselinszky7057/
Salinskaya7033/
Gilinskaya7030/
Shchelinskaya7019/
Zielienski709/
Solinskaya707/
Dzielenski707/
Zalenscaia706/
Zilinskaia704/
Jilinskaya703/
Zilinskaja703/
Zhelinskiy702/
Dzielinsky702/
Cilinskaya702/
Jelinskaja702/
Zheglinsky701/
Solynskaya701/
Selinskaja701/
Dzielinska701/
Zielinskys701/
Zieslenski700/
Zelinski673,250/
Selinsky67514/
Zilinsky67426/
Shlensky67260/
Selenski67229/
Gelenski67222/
Zelinske67222/
Jelinsky67160/
Zilinska67141/
Jelenski67120/
Shilinskaya6770/
Tsilinskaya6762/
Silensky6755/
Gelinsky6750/
Zelinský6748/
Zelinská6746/
Zylinska6745/
Celenski6737/
Selenske6733/
Gelenske6730/
Zylinsky6726/
Jelenský6718/
Celinsky6714/
Tsylinskaya679/
Zilenski678/
Gilensky677/
Szlenski675/
Chilinskaya674/
Želenská674/
Zelhnski673/
Zhehlynskyi673/
Zhilinskaja672/
Tsalinskaya671/
Zeleński671/
Želinska671/
Želinsky671/
Želínska671/
Żeleńska671/
Zylynsky670/

Zelenskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelenskaya in the Russian language
Зеленскаяzelenskaa-

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