Zelewski Surname

352,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Zelewski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelewski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8001:47,5117,494
Germany1451:555,21045,787
United States701:5,177,985261,849
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Żelewski (2) are calculated separately.

Zelewski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelewski is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Żelewski. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelewski? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zelewski is the 352,942nd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 7,061,576 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Zelewski reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 800 people, or 1 in 47,511. Excluding Poland Zelewski occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Zelewski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zelewski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zelewski last name rose 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelewski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zelewski last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52% registered to vote for the party.

Zelewski earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.03% more than the national average, earning $77,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Żelewski962/
Zielewski94521/
Rzelewski9414/
Czelewski9412/
Dzelewski941/
Zalewski8851,287/
Selewski88247/
Gelewski88111/
Jelewski8886/
Zelawski8883/
Celewski8838/
Zelewske8820/
Zelewsky8819/
Zelowski8811/
Zelewska887/
Zelevski884/
Zolewski884/
Zilewski882/
Strzelewski8454/
Szczelewski8413/
Chelewski82143/
Gielewski82120/
Zielowski8232/
Sielewski8226/
Zielawski8223/
Zelevskyi8219/
Zielewska827/
Zhelevski826/
Celiewski825/
Zaliewski824/
Zaleewski822/
Czylewski822/
Zelevskiy821/
Czalewski821/
Zalewskiy821/
Zalewskie821/
Zalewscki821/
Dzielawski78137/
Zhelevskyi78123/
Cieslewski7882/
Dzielowski782/
Czelejwska781/
Dzielewska781/
Zaelevskyi781/
Zallewscki781/
Salewski755,824/
Gilewski753,331/
Zaliwski75444/
Gelevski75262/
Zalevski75116/
Selawski7560/
Zalewsky7555/
Zelefsky7550/
Zelevsky7549/
Silewski7543/
Solewski7543/
Celevski7528/
Zylawski7525/
Gelewsky7522/
Zalowski7516/
Zalefski7514/
Selefski7514/
Zolowski7514/
Zelowsky759/
Zelovski756/
Zilevski754/
Čelevski753/
Zelawsky752/
Zalawski752/
Zilowski752/
Zolawski752/
Selevski752/
Zalewske751/
Želevski751/
Żelawski751/
Żelevski751/
Żelewska751/
Jylewski751/
Zilefski750/
Selewsky750/
Sczyslewski742/
Zalevskyi712,434/
Chylewski711,066/
Chilewski71366/
Zalevskiy7176/
Zhelevsky7144/
Sielowski7142/
Czolowski7141/
Gitlewski7128/
Zhilevski7112/
Zalevskii7110/
Sielawski7110/
Zielowsky717/
Dzelovski714/
Djelevski714/
Zolevskyi714/
Zhelevska713/
Zailowski713/
Salewskij713/
Zalevskie712/
Chelewsky712/
Scilewski712/
Czalawski711/
Dzilowski711/
Zieliwska711/
Zalevskij711/
Zaliewsky711/
Zajlowski711/
Czylewska711/
Dzilewska711/
Cielowski711/
Cejlewska711/
Zallewsky711/
Scelefski710/
Dzehylevskyi701/
Zhelavskyi67148/
Zelevskaya6799/
Zhelaevsky6735/
Zhylevskyi6733/
Zhelovskyi678/
Zhelavskiy677/
Zhelyavski677/
Zyhlevskyi676/
Zahlevskyi674/
Zhelovskiy671/
Czajlowski671/
Chehlevski671/
Zholevskyi671/
Zallewscky671/
Chelevskyi671/

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Zelewski Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Zelewski
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