Zelený Surname
Approximately 1,872 people bear this surname
Zelený Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian) One who wore green garments.
Read More About This SurnameZelený Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,745 | 1:6,094 | 715 |
| Slovakia | 126 | 1:42,353 | 7,950 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Zeleny means 'green' in Czech.
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Where Does The Last Name Zelený Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zelený occurs most in Czechia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Zeleny, Zéleny or Zèleny. For other potential spellings of Zelený click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelený? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 218,739th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,892,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelený are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Czechia, where it is carried by 1,745 people, or 1 in 6,094. In Czechia Zelený is primarily concentrated in: Vysočina Region, where 17 percent live, Hradec Králové Region, where 16 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Czechia Zelený is found 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 incidence of Zelený has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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