Zelig Surname

337,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Zelig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5441:15,7312,358
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Luxembourg961:6,047888
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

The alternate forms: Zélig (19) are calculated separately.

Zelig (932) may also be a first name.

Zelig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelig (Russian: Зелиг) is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Zélig. Click here for further potential spellings of Zelig.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zelig is the 337,050th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,667,471 people. Zelig occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Zelig live; 51 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 264,900th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 932 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Israel, where it is carried by 544 people, or 1 in 15,731. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Central District, where 32 percent reside, Haifa District, where 22 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Israel this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Zelig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zelig last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Zelig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.39% more than the national average, earning $53,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zélig9319/
Zeilig9157/
Zeelig9150/
Szelig9138/
Zeligs9133/
Zielig911/
Zaelig910/
Szeligh831/
Selig807,710/
Gelig803,346/
Zelik801,613/
Zelic80578/
Celig8075/
Čelig8069/
Zilig8044/
Zalig8020/
Zeliq804/
Jelig803/
Zolig801/
Zeligová771/
Seelig736,453/
Szélig73239/
Zelikh73115/
Gehlig73114/
Zhelik7384/
Seylig7339/
Seligh7337/
Zcelik7336/
Zielik7335/
Zelick7327/
Dzelic7326/
Chelig7324/
Zeilic7318/
Szelik7316/
Zeilik7315/
Czelik7312/
Sielig7311/
Sehlig7310/
Gielig7310/
Shelig737/
Zçelik736/
Setlig736/
Zeylik736/
Zollig735/
Zeleeg733/
Ceelig733/
Zeliqs732/
Zeliuk732/
Soelig732/
Szeleg732/
Zejlik731/
Zeliek731/
Zelike731/
Zselic731/
Tselig731/
Seligg731/
Zelics731/
Saelig731/
Sealig731/
Szylig731/
Geslig731/
Seilig730/
Selieg730/
Szeligová7196/
Czeligova711/
Setligt67136/
Czeslik67118/
Setligh6749/
Tzeliuk6735/
Soehlig6732/
Zselics6716/
Zielike6714/
Zeliske6710/
Schelig679/
Zelickì674/
Øzcelik674/
Szylieg672/
Dzheligova672/
Zheliuk671/
Sheligh671/
Trzelik671/
Zhelikh671/
Czcelik671/
Zeylikh671/
Zeylick671/
Zelaikh671/
Sieluig671/
Zelikhe671/
Zieslik671/
Zelegue671/
Shellig671/
Zaleigh671/
Czeilik671/
Zeliock670/
Zelizke670/
Seleigh670/
Zelisck670/

Zelig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelig in the Russian language
Зелигzelig-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zelig
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