Zelka Surname

332,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Zelka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel7581:11,2901,727
Turkey751:1,037,61946,427
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Albania651:44,8326,104
Ukraine491:929,03588,842
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Greece181:615,54471,673
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Želka (3) are calculated separately.

Zelka (159) may also be a first name.

Zelka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelka (Russian: Зелька) is found most frequently in Israel. It may be found as a variant: Želka. Click here for further possible spellings of Zelka.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 332,527th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,553,548 people. Zelka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Zelka live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 68 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Zelka is also the 727,628th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 159 people.

This surname is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 758 people, or 1 in 11,290. In Israel Zelka is most prevalent in: Central District, where 43 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Israel this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Zelka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zelka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zelka surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Zelka earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $40,995 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Želka933/
Zielka91145/
Zelkas91112/
Zelkha9158/
Zhelka9110/
Zelkay912/
Czelka911/
Zellka911/
Tzelka911/
Zeulka910/
Zuelka910/
Zlka890/
Zielkas8324/
Zellkau838/
Zelkash834/
Zellkas832/
Zuehlka830/
Selka802,115/
Zilka801,648/
Zelko801,585/
Zylka801,393/
Zelke801,369/
Zelca801,085/
Celka80628/
Zelkó80145/
Zülka8081/
Čelka8076/
Jelka8047/
Gelka8018/
Zelki8016/
Zlkat801/
Strzelka77119/
Zoellkau7710/
Zeglicka772/
Zielke7313,287/
Zhylka73972/
Zuelke73748/
Zilkha73228/
Zsilka73211/
Chelka73200/
Zhilka73156/
Zelker7364/
Sielka7361/
Zaelke7339/
Zehlke7336/
Sellka7320/
Gielka7320/
Zilkay7318/
Zelkho7315/
Zhelko7314/
Tselka7310/
Zelgko737/
Zielko737/
Gelkai736/
Cselka735/
Selkha734/
Cielka734/
Celkaa734/
Zielki733/
Soelka733/
Zillka733/
Zlekha733/
Zuelki732/
Jelkea731/
Gelkas731/
Zelkco731/
Zelkeh731/
Zilkah731/
Zelkhi731/
Zilkai731/
Selkah731/
Suelka730/
Chelkha67586/
Ziehlke67429/
Soelkah67163/
Zöllkau6783/
Zielcke6753/
Zielkie6736/
Zilkaya6733/
Csielka6725/
Tselkas6719/
Zlko6718/
Zlekhaa6718/
Zilkhha6715/
Zlke6712/
Jlka678/
Zelcaux678/
Clka676/
Zielcko675/
Hzhelko675/
Zlekhah674/
Slka673/
Zuehlky672/
Zeuhlke672/
Zlqa672/
Zglicka672/
Chelkai672/
Cheelka671/
Zelkich671/
Tchelka671/
Szlecka671/
Selkcay671/
Dziełka671/
Zlkhajh671/
Zlkj671/
Zoehlke670/

Zelka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelka in the Russian language
Зелькаzelka-

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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 Zelka
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