Zelken Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Zelken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Zelken Last Name Facts

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

Zelken is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Zelken live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Zelken is mostly found in: Illinois, where 33 percent live, Connecticut, where 22 percent live and California, where 19 percent live.

Zelken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zelken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zelken last name rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelken Last Name Statistics demography

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

Zelken earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.48% more than the national average, earning $73,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelkin83305/
Selken83280/
Jelken83266/
Zilken83135/
Zelkyn8312/
Šelken833/
Gelken833/
Zlkn801/
Gehlken77422/
Sielken77104/
Zillken77100/
Zelkina7741/
Zelkyna7711/
Zhelkin776/
Zilcken775/
Zaelkin772/
Soelken771/
Cehlken771/
Chelken771/
Gielken770/
Shelken770/
Zlkin731/
Jelkn731/
Čelkienė71161/
Schelken7147/
Sielcken7132/
Szelking7118/
Gehlcken7113/
Zhelkina715/
Želkienė711/
Zhelkyna711/
Selkin67445/
Silken67211/
Sölken67166/
Selcen67103/
Çelkin6786/
Jelkin6781/
Selkyn6741/
Gilken6720/
Zilkin6716/
Gelkin6710/
Zylkin679/
Scheelken678/
Schuelken675/
Zilkenova675/
Jilken674/
Gelkén674/
Jelkne672/
Jsielcken671/
Sylken671/
Celkin671/
Jelkem671/
Schielken670/
Sleken670/

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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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  • 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 Zelken
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