Zelensky Surname

56,150th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zelensky 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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Zelensky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7,8101:18,4542,613
Belarus3211:29,5985,123
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Kazakhstan1901:93,06610,539
Israel1441:59,4287,587
Kyrgyzstan901:66,3638,973
Canada661:558,26746,632
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France111:6,038,429280,838
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Zelenský (62) are calculated separately.

Zelensky 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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Zelensky is a surname from the Cherkasy Oblast village of Kaniv, 1h12m from the city of Cherkasy. It means 'green'. The President and First Lady of Ukraine are in the Zelensky family.

- aristo

The Zelensky surname is a habitational name derived from the village of Zelenki in the Kaniv region in Ukraine.

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Zelensky Last Name Facts

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

Zelensky (Russian: Зеленский) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Zelenský. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelensky? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zelensky is the 56,150th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 806,591 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Zelensky reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 7,810 people, or 1 in 18,454. In Russia it is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 12 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 8 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent live. Not including Russia it is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Zelensky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Zelensky surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (78%) in Belarus and Orthodox (60%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Zelensky are 3.58% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zelensky earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $47,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $49,250 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelenský9662/
Zelenskyi945,304/
Zelenskiy94134/
Zelenskoy9447/
Zielensky9419/
Zelenskyy9411/
Zhelensky945/
Zelenskyz941/
Zlensky9367/
Zelenskaya8910,889/
Zieliensky895/
Zhelenskyi892/
Zhelenskiy891/
Zelinsky884,381/
Zelenski88734/
Selensky88625/
Zalensky88219/
Zelenska8896/
Zelenske8863/
Zelenská8862/
Zolensky8832/
Jelensky8831/
Zlenskyi8828/
Zilensky8824/
Gelensky888/
Zelemsky882/
Zelynsky881/
Celensky880/
Zhelenskaya845/
Zelynskyi825,306/
Zielenski82343/
Zielinsky82314/
Zalenskyi8242/
Zhelinsky8240/
Zelenskii8236/
Zelenszki8235/
Zelinskiy8233/
Zelemskyi8232/
Czelenski8230/
Zelenskij8222/
Zelinskyi8222/
Cielensky8222/
Zelinskyy8219/
Zielenske8217/
Zelenskis8215/
Zylenskyi8213/
Selenskiy826/
Zelenskie824/
Zhelenski823/
Dzelinsky822/
Zhelenska822/
Zelenscki822/
Zolenskyi822/
Selenskyi822/
Zalenskyy821/
Cselensky821/
Gelenskiy821/
Zelenskei821/
Zeilinsky821/
Zelinszky821/
Zeilenski821/
Zselinsky821/
Slensky8023/
Zlenski801/
Zelenskaia786,517/
Zelinskaya782,888/
Zhelynskyi78127/
Zselinszky7857/
Zilenskaya7833/
Zelenskaja7829/
Dzelynskyi7813/
Cselenszky7810/
Zielienski789/
Dzielenski787/
Zhelinskiy782/
Dzielinsky782/
Zheglinsky781/
Zielienska781/
Zielinskys781/
Zieslenski780/
Zelinski753,250/
Zalenski75858/
Selinsky75514/
Zilinsky75426/
Shlensky75260/
Selenski75229/
Gelenski75222/
Zelinske75222/
Solensky75187/
Jelinsky75160/
Zalinsky75121/
Jelenski75120/
Salensky75101/
Zelinska7581/
Zolenski7567/
Zolynsky7557/
Silensky7555/
Gelinsky7550/
Zalynsky7549/
Zelinský7548/
Zelinská7546/
Celenski7537/
Selenske7533/
Gelenske7530/
Zylinsky7526/
Zolinsky7525/
Zelynska7525/
Jelenský7518/
Celinsky7514/
Zilenski758/
Gilensky757/
Szlenski755/
Želenská754/
Zelhnski753/
Čelinsky752/
Zilenska751/
Zeleńska751/
Zeleński751/
Želinsky751/
Zylynsky750/
Zhelinskaya7471/
Zhehlynskyi743/
Zhilenskaya742/
Zielinski7129,070/
Zhilinsky712,437/
Zielinska711,597/
Zylynskyi71341/
Shlenskyi71138/
Czelinski7192/
Zieleński7177/
Gelinskey7162/
Tselinsky7155/
Cielenski7155/
Zalynskyi7145/
Zielinská7141/
Zelenschi7135/
Zielinske7134/
Dzilenski7133/
Chilensky7132/
Zeilinski7130/
Zelinskie7129/
Shlenskiy7123/
Zhylinsky7121/
Czilinsky7121/
Zilinskiy7120/
Zhalinsky7116/
Zelinskis7116/
Sielinsky7113/
Zalinszky7112/
Zielinský7110/
Zhelinska719/
Zhelinski718/
Zolynskyi718/
Zelinskij717/
Zelinskii716/
Zislinsky716/
Selynskyi715/
Zholinsky714/
Zelinskaa714/
Zelinscki714/
Cielinsky713/
Chelinsky713/
Jelenskij713/
Zalinskiy712/
Zilinskyy712/
Schlensky712/
Selinskiy712/
Zeelinski712/
Zelensque712/
Zolennzky712/
Czelinska712/
Zalynskiy711/
Chelenski711/
Cielemsky711/
Dzelinski711/
Zoelinski711/
Gielenski711/
Zieleñski711/
Zelinskai711/
Zielynska711/
Gielinsky711/
Selenskie710/
Sielenski710/
Czelynski710/
Strzhelinsky708/
Hrzhelynskyi702/
Zhylynskyi67549/
Zsilinszky67345/
Dzielinski67174/
Zilinskaya67140/
Zholynskyi67116/
Zhalynskyi67104/
Zahlynskyi6775/
Zhiglinsky6774/
Tselynskyi6774/
Slenski6746/
Czislinsky6736/
Zielinskie6731/
Dzieleński6726/
Cieslinsky6725/
Zlenzki6725/
Zelinskaia6722/
Zselinszki6722/
Zelinskaja6719/
Zhilinskiy6714/
Zelenscaia6712/
Slenske6711/
Czielinski679/
Dzylynskyi677/
Zielinskei676/
Zielinscki675/
Tselinskiy673/
Tseslinsky673/
Czeslinski673/
Zelenschii672/
Zielinskis672/
Czaelinski672/
Zielieński672/
Zhylinskiy671/
Zylinskaya671/
Zhilinskyi671/
Zhilnskaya671/
Zhelinskii671/
Solnsky671/
Zielisnski671/
Zcielinski671/
Zselénszki671/
D'Zelinski671/
Dzelinskij671/
Dzielinska671/
Zallynskyi671/

Zelensky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelensky in the Russian language
Зеленскийzelenskij-

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