Zelený Surname

218,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Zelený Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One who wore green garments.

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Zelený Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1,7451:6,094715
Slovakia1261:42,3537,950
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Zeleny (1,769), Zéleny (2) & Zèleny (1) are calculated separately.

Zelený Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One who wore green garments.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Zeleny means 'green' in Czech.

- verdant

Zelený Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelený is most common in Czechia. It may also appear as: Zeleny, Zéleny or Zèleny. For other potential spellings of Zelený click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelený? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 218,739th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,892,920 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelený live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is carried by 1,745 people, or 1 in 6,094. In Czechia Zelený is mostly concentrated in: Vysočina Region, where 17 percent live, Hradec Králové Region, where 16 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 13 percent live. Aside from Czechia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Zelený Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zelený has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zelený surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeleny941,769/
Zéleny892/
Zèleny891/
Zelená831,854/
Zelena83583/
Zeleni83213/
Zelene8320/
Zelenyi771,861/
Zelenyy77967/
Zelenay77423/
Zelener77187/
Zelenai77137/
Zelenge7782/
Zelenaj7741/
Zeleney7735/
Zelenoy7721/
Zeleniy7721/
Zelegne7711/
Zelenaa7710/
Zhelena778/
Zelenij777/
Zeletni776/
Zelenaá776/
Zeleneč776/
Zelenyt775/
Zelenii775/
Zelenis773/
Zeleena772/
Zzeleni772/
Szeleny772/
Zelenie771/
Zelenet771/
Zelenei771/
Zelejna771/
Zelenes771/
Zelenit771/
Zealena771/
Zeleana771/
Zeleń731/
Zelenaia712,075/
Zelenaya71999/
Zelenets71283/
Szelenyi7184/
Zelenetz7162/
Zielesny7140/
Szelesny7115/
Zelesner7112/
Szeleiné719/
Zelenaja714/
Szelenge712/
Zegliene712/
Zeeleena711/
Zheleyna711/
Zelenysh711/
Zelenish711/
Zelenich711/
Szeleney711/
Zehleine710/
Selena671,066/
Zieleń67537/
Jeleni67414/
Czeleń67359/
Zeline67218/
Seleni67175/
Zelone6786/
Šílený6779/
Zileni6770/
Geleni6752/
Celene6746/
Celena6744/
Selene6742/
Seleny6732/
Gelene6732/
Jelene6730/
Celeny6724/
Zelini6719/
Zelane6715/
Zalene679/
Zilena679/
Zilene677/
Celeni675/
Čeleni673/
Gelené673/
Zeleneysh671/
Celenh671/
Jelení671/

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