Zelezo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Zelezo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelezo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Železo (33) are calculated separately.

Zelezo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelezo occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Železo. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelezo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelezo live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Zelezo is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,316,734. Excluding Czechia Zelezo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Železo9433/
Zhelezo92108/
Zselezo923/
Zeleza83328/
Zelazo83281/
Zelizo8313/
Jelezo837/
Gelezo834/
Celezo831/
Chelezo7737/
Zielazo7726/
Zolezio7713/
Zelleza772/
Zelegio771/
Zeliozo771/
Zellejo771/
Zolezzio7162/
Dzheleza717/
Tchelezo711/
Zallezio711/
Zhelyazo711/
Seleso671,572/
Geleso671,291/
Zoleza6781/
Zelico6735/
Zelesa6734/
Gelizo6730/
Seleza6723/
Celeza6714/
Geleza6713/
Żelazo6711/
Zalozo677/
Zelaso676/
Zelaza675/
Celeso674/
Gelejo673/
Shelzo672/
Solezo672/
Zalazo672/
Zelosa671/
Zalizo671/
Zeleja671/
Zeloso671/
Šelejo671/
Salezo671/
Zelażo671/
Zilozo671/
Zaleza671/
Sealzo671/
Selejo671/
Jelizo671/
Jeleza671/
Seleco671/

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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 Zelezo
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