Zelgis Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Zelgis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
Zelgis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelgis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zelgis (Russian: Зельгис) is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelgis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelgis live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The last name Zelgis is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 60,295. In Latvia Zelgis is most frequent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 91 percent live and Riga Planning Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Latvia it exists in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zelgis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zelgis in the Russian language | ||
| Зельгис | zelgis | - |
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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 Zelgis
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