Zeljka Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Zeljka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeljka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Zeljka (1,891) may also be a first name.

Zeljka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zeljka (Arabic: زيليكا) is found most in Serbia. It may be found as: Željka. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zeljka.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeljka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Zeljka reside; 45 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 45 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 174,822nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,891 people.

Zeljka is most common in Serbia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,381,649. Aside from Serbia it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent live and Belgium, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Željka942/
Zeleka8310,310/
Zeljko831,357/
Zelika8361/
Seljka831/
Zeliska77126/
Zelikha77113/
Zelíska7752/
Zielska7723/
Zhelika777/
Zelicka776/
Zeljski774/
Zelekha773/
Zelejko772/
Celujka772/
Dzelika771/
Zeleyka771/
Zeeleka771/
Zelizka771/
Zalijka771/
Zelikas771/
Zelijko771/
Sljka731/
Zhelyzka7139/
Zielecka718/
Zielejko714/
Zelekach714/
Dzielska713/
Zhelizka712/
Czelecka712/
Zielicka712/
Zielyska711/
Zelaikha711/
Zeleckas711/
Zeliecka711/
Zhelykai711/
Zehlicka711/
Zeleikha711/
Zeleke67136,481/
Seleka6710,420/
Zoleka67854/
Zalika67788/
Željko67244/
Selska67113/
Zaleka67110/
Selika6798/
Zeleko6755/
Jelika6741/
Zilska6737/
Geleka6734/
Jeleka6727/
Zeleki6716/
Celika6714/
Zeliki676/
Zeliko676/
Celeka675/
Srzelecka674/
Zalyka674/
Celska673/
Zilika672/
Zileka672/
Dzielicka671/
Zylska671/
Gelska671/
Zolika671/
Zelike671/
Żelska671/
Seljko671/
Trzelecka671/
Gelika671/
Zelekeash671/

Zeljka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zeljka in the Arabic language
زيليكاzylyka-
زليكاzlyka-

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