Zelenskyy Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Zelenskyy 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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Zelenskyy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Zelenskyy 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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Zelenskyy is a Slavic Cyrillic men's surname that means 'green' or 'of a green'. Notables surnamed Zelenskyy include Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 6th president of Ukraine since 2019.Other ways to spell this surname (in Latin alphabet languages) are Zelensky. Female equivalent suffixes of this surname family include ska and skaya (eg Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine since 2019 ).

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Zelenskyy Last Name Facts

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

Zelenskyy (Russian: Зеленськый) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelenskyy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zelenskyy is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Zelenskyy live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Zelenskyy is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 38 percent reside, Washington, where 25 percent reside and Iowa, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent reside.

Zelenskyy Last Name Statistics demography

Zelenskyy earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelensky949,035/
Zelenskyi895,304/
Zelenskiy89134/
Zelenskoy8947/
Zelinskyy8919/
Zielensky8919/
Zhelensky895/
Zalenskyy891/
Zelenskyz891/
Zlensky8867/
Zelenskaya8410,889/
Szelenszky8427/
Zieliensky845/
Zhelenskyi842/
Zhelenskiy841/
Zelinsky824,381/
Zelenski82734/
Selensky82625/
Zalensky82219/
Zelenska8296/
Zelenske8263/
Zelenská8262/
Zelenský8262/
Zolensky8232/
Jelensky8231/
Zlenskyi8228/
Zilensky8224/
Gelensky828/
Zelemsky822/
Zelynsky821/
Celensky820/
Zhelenskaya805/
Zelynskyi785,306/
Zielenski78343/
Zielinsky78314/
Zalenskyi7842/
Zhelinsky7840/
Zelenskii7836/
Zelenszki7835/
Zelinskiy7833/
Zelemskyi7832/
Czelenski7830/
Zelenskij7822/
Zelinskyi7822/
Cielensky7822/
Szelinsky7820/
Zielenske7817/
Zelenskis7815/
Zylenskyi7813/
Selenskiy786/
Zelenskie784/
Zhelenski783/
Zilinskyy782/
Dzelinsky782/
Zhelenska782/
Zelenscki782/
Zolenskyi782/
Selenskyi782/
Cselensky781/
Gelenskiy781/
Zelenskei781/
Zeilinsky781/
Zelinszky781/
Zeilenski781/
Zselinsky781/
Slensky7523/
Zlenski751/
Zelenskaia746,517/
Zelinskaya742,888/
Zhelynskyi74127/
Selenskaya7472/
Zselinszky7457/
Zilenskaya7433/
Zelenskaja7429/
Schelensky7428/
Szielenski7416/
Dzelynskyi7413/
Cselenszky7410/
Zielienski749/
Dzielenski747/
Szelenszki747/
Zhelinskiy742/
Dzielinsky742/
Zheglinsky741/
Celenskaya741/
Zielienska741/
Zielinskys741/
Zieslenski740/
Zelinski713,250/
Zalenski71858/
Selinsky71514/
Zilinsky71426/
Shlensky71260/
Selenski71229/
Gelenski71222/
Zelinske71222/
Solensky71187/
Jelinsky71160/
Zalinsky71121/
Jelenski71120/
Salensky71101/
Zelinska7181/
Zolenski7167/
Zolynsky7157/
Silensky7155/
Gelinsky7150/
Zalynsky7149/
Zelinský7148/
Zelinská7146/
Celenski7137/
Selenske7133/
Gelenske7130/
Zylinsky7126/
Zolinsky7125/
Zelynska7125/
Selenska7122/
Jelenský7118/
Celinsky7114/
Zilenski718/
Gilensky717/
Szlenski715/
Želenská714/
Zelhnski713/
Čelinsky712/
Zilenska711/
Zeleńska711/
Zeleński711/
Želinsky711/
Zylynsky710/
Zhelinskaya7071/
Zhehlynskyi703/
Dzelinskaya702/
Zhilenskaya702/
Shelenskaya701/
Zielinski6729,070/
Zhilinsky672,437/
Zielinska671,597/
Zylynskyi67341/
Szelinski67249/
Shlenskyi67138/
Czelinski6792/
Shelinsky6778/
Zieleński6777/
Gelinskey6762/
Tselinsky6755/
Cielenski6755/
Zalynskyi6745/
Zielinská6741/
Zelenschi6735/
Zielinske6734/
Dzilenski6733/
Chilensky6732/
Zeilinski6730/
Zelinskie6729/
Shlenskiy6723/
Shilensky6722/
Zhylinsky6721/
Czilinsky6721/
Zilinskiy6720/
Zhalinsky6716/
Zelinskis6716/
Chelemsky6715/
Shelenske6713/
Sielinsky6713/
Zalinszky6712/
Zielinský6710/
Zhelinska679/
Strzhelinsky678/
Zhelinski678/
Zolynskyi678/
Zelinskij677/
Shelenski677/
Zelinskii676/
Zislinsky676/
Selynskyi675/
Zholinsky674/
Zelinskaa674/
Zelinscki674/
Szilinsky674/
Cielinsky673/
Chelinsky673/
Jelenskij673/
Zalinskiy672/
Schlensky672/
Selinskiy672/
Zeelinski672/
Zelensque672/
Zolennzky672/
Szelinska672/
Czelinska672/
Hrzhelynskyi672/
Dzelinska671/
Zalynskiy671/
Chelenski671/
Cielemsky671/
Dzelinski671/
Zoelinski671/
Gielenski671/
Zieleñski671/
Zelinskai671/
Zielynska671/
Szylinsky671/
Dzelinská671/
Gielinsky671/
Selenskie670/
Sielenski670/
Czelynski670/

Zelenskyy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelenskyy in the Russian language
Зеленськыйzelenskyj-

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