Zelker Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

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

Zelker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Zelker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelker (Russian: Зелькер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. Zelker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Zelker are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 36 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 24 percent reside and West Virginia, where 16 percent reside. Barring The United States Zelker occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Zelker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zelker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 786 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zelker surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Zelker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhelker921/
Zelke911,369/
Zeuhlker860/
Zielke8313,287/
Selker83785/
Zuelke83748/
Zelcer83634/
Zilker83330/
Gelker83124/
Zylker8340/
Zaelke8339/
Zehlke8336/
Jelker8311/
Zelkeh831/
Celker830/
Zlke8012/
Ziehlke77429/
Sielker7797/
Gehlker7788/
Zielcke7753/
Shelker7746/
Zielkie7736/
Sellker777/
Selåker775/
Zelcher773/
Soelker772/
Zeuhlke772/
Cielker771/
Suelker771/
Zlecker770/
Zoehlke770/
Selke734,168/
Zilke731,125/
Zelka731,112/
Jelke73242/
Gelke73176/
Zülke7372/
Celke7366/
Zylke7337/
Zelki7316/
Zölke736/
Zhlke732/
Zllke731/
Schelker71601/
Tsoelker711/
Zuehlcke711/
D'Zylker711/
Zielquer711/
Sellke67485/
Gilker67462/
Selcer67372/
Silker67318/
Celcer67248/
Sehlke67206/
Zilkie67192/
Seelke67187/
Zielka67145/
Selkee67122/
Selcke67101/
Gehlke6775/
Zilkey6771/
Cilker6771/
Sielke6759/
Zelkha6758/
Selkey6755/
Sälker6746/
Sölker6743/
Soelke6735/
Zihlke6729/
Suelke6725/
Selkeh6725/
Selkie6716/
Sleker6715/
Zülcke6714/
Zillke6713/
Sülker6713/
Schelcker679/
Tselkhert678/
Zülhke677/
Çilker676/
Gelhke674/
Selkhe673/
Zielki673/
Zilkei673/
Schielker672/
Tjelke672/
Zuelki672/
Cleker672/
Zelkay672/
Saelke671/
Jelkea671/
Jilker671/
Gelkey671/
Zilcer671/
Gelkeh671/
Jülker671/
Ziełke671/
Selkei671/
Zellka671/
Jelkey671/
Zelkhi671/
Scelke671/
Zchlke670/
Zuilke670/
Schuelker670/
Jellke670/

Zelker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelker in the Russian language
Зелькерzelker-

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