Zelensky Surname
Approximately 9,035 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameZelensky Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 7,810 | 1:18,454 | 2,613 |
| Belarus | 321 | 1:29,598 | 5,123 |
| United States | 270 | 1:1,342,440 | 93,444 |
| Kazakhstan | 190 | 1:93,066 | 10,539 |
| Israel | 144 | 1:59,428 | 7,587 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 90 | 1:66,363 | 8,973 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Ukraine | 22 | 1:2,069,213 | 143,711 |
| Tajikistan | 19 | 1:441,405 | 3,172 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
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.
- deleted-173293Zelensky 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.
- aristoThe Zelensky surname is a habitational name derived from the village of Zelenki in the Kaniv region in Ukraine.
- haffman97Zelensky Demographics
Average Zelensky Salary in
United States
$47,191 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Zelensky Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zelensky in the Russian language | ||
| Зеленский | zelenskij | - |
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