Zelenyak Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zelenyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelenyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1851:779,04464,443
Belarus1691:56,2199,554
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Zelenyák (98) are calculated separately.

Zelenyak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelenyak (Russian: Зеленяк) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Zelenyák. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelenyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 734,496th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Zelenyak are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 779,044. In Russia Zelenyak is mostly concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 20 percent live, Volgograd Oblast, where 11 percent live and Kurgan Oblast, where 9 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 43 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Zelenyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zelenyak surname is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Zelenyak are 21.65% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

Zelenyak earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zelenyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelenyak in the Russian language
Зеленякzelenak-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zelenyak
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