Zeljko Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zeljko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeljko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina6971:5,0741,040
Croatia3651:11,5852,168
Serbia1331:53,7215,140
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Australia311:870,82953,581
Austria231:370,23639,193
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
France41:16,605,680368,153
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Željko (244) are calculated separately.

Zeljko (8,301) may also be a first name.

Zeljko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zeljko is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Željko. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeljko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 283,789th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,370,336 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Zeljko reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Zeljko is also the 69,393rd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,301 people.

Zeljko is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 697 people, or 1 in 5,074. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 97 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 27 percent are found and Serbia, where 10 percent are found.

Zeljko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zeljko are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Zeljko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 38.01% more than the national average, earning $59,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.73% more than the national average, earning $61,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Željko94244/
Zelejko922/
Zelijko921/
Zielejko864/
Zeleko8355/
Zeljka8311/
Zeliko836/
Seljko831/
Zelysko77549/
Zelyzko7747/
Zelesko7730/
Czeleko7727/
Zalejko7727/
Zelizko7715/
Zelezko7714/
Zilujko774/
Celujko772/
Zielsko772/
Celojko771/
Zheliko771/
Zheleko771/
Zhelyzko71496/
Zheleyko7186/
Zhelysko7179/
Zelegkos7134/
Zelegkou7128/
Zhelizko7120/
Zielisko7119/
Zhelesko7114/
Zheleiko7112/
Zeleszko714/
Zhelisko713/
Zelychko711/
Zhelikko711/
Zellesko711/
Zeleka6710,310/
Seleko67882/
Slejko67408/
Zoleko67229/
Jeliko6778/
Zelika6761/
Seliko6747/
Zelico6735/
Geleko677/
Zaliko674/
Jeleko673/
Zaleko672/
Zoliko672/
Željka672/
Geliko671/
Gelsko671/
Celiko671/
Zheleshko671/
Seljka671/
Ziliko671/
Czejłytko671/

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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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  • 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 Zeljko
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