Zelkin Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Zelkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Thailand861:821,376131,940
England271:2,063,63279,942
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Zelkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelkin (Russian: Зелькин) is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 883,255th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Zelkin live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States Zelkin is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 32 percent are found, Florida, where 16 percent are found and Colorado, where 15 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 28 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Zelkin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zelkin are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

Zelkin earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.41% more than the national average, earning $59,293 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelkina9241/
Zhelkin926/
Zaelkin922/
Zlkin911/
Zhelkina865/
Selkin83445/
Çelkin8386/
Jelkin8381/
Zelken8327/
Zilkin8316/
Zelkyn8312/
Gelkin8310/
Zylkin839/
Celkin831/
Zlkn801/
Zhilkin774,122/
Chelkin7727/
Zilkina7722/
Tselkin7714/
Zelkyna7711/
Zelchin778/
Saelkin772/
Zhylkin772/
Zsilkin771/
Zylkina771/
Slkin733/
Jelkn731/
Zhilkina714,522/
Čelkienė71161/
Chelkina7125/
Tselkina719/
Zhylkina717/
Tseulkin714/
Zhelkyna711/
Želkienė711/
Dzhilkin711/
Silkin675,921/
Selken67280/
Jelken67266/
Çilkin67204/
Zilken67135/
Gilkin67124/
Jilkin6758/
Selkyn6741/
Gelkén674/
Gelken673/
Jelkne672/
Žilkin671/
Shlkin671/
Cilkin671/
Slekin671/
Slkind670/

Zelkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelkin in the Russian language
Зелькинzelkin-

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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 Zelkin
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