Zelko Surname

250,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Zelko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5431:667,51253,277
Slovenia3841:6,4781,398
Ukraine1371:332,28241,630
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Romania641:313,71727,893
France471:1,413,249138,595
Albania451:64,7577,655
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Croatia391:108,42616,784
Slovakia371:144,22826,002
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Austria111:774,13064,097
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Zelkó (145) & Želko (38) are calculated separately.

Zelko (233) may also be a first name.

Zelko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelko (Russian: Зелко) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Zelkó or Želko. Click here for further potential spellings of Zelko.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 250,267th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,597,821 people. The surname Zelko occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Zelko reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Zelko is also the 587,225th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 233 people.

The last name Zelko is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 543 people, or 1 in 667,512. In The United States Zelko is mostly found in: Illinois, where 13 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 24 percent reside and Ukraine, where 9 percent reside.

Zelko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zelko are 16.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zelko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $48,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $55,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelkó93145/
Želko9338/
Zelkho9115/
Zhelko9114/
Zielko917/
Zelgko917/
Zelkco911/
Zlko8918/
Hzhelko835/
Zielcko835/
Zelka801,112/
Selko80677/
Čelko80668/
Zilko80259/
Zylko80178/
Celko80124/
Jelko8040/
Zelco8035/
Gelko803/
Zelkhosh771/
Zhilko731,076/
Zhylko73991/
Zielka73145/
Chelko73129/
Zelkas73112/
Zelkha7358/
Cselko7335/
Dželko7335/
Selkho7319/
Tselko7313/
Zhelka7310/
Zsilko738/
Djelko736/
Sellko735/
Zaelco732/
Zellka731/
Tzelka731/
Zlkhou731/
Sielko731/
Tzilko731/
Scelko731/
Czelka731/
Zyolko731/
Gelkop731/
Zuelka730/
Zeulka730/
Gelkopf6767/
Zielkas6724/
Zellkau678/
Tselkos676/
Zelkash674/
Dziełko672/
Zellkas672/
S'zylko671/
Zlkhout671/
Tselkou671/
Xlko671/
Jlko671/
Zlka670/
Zuehlka670/

Zelko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelko in the Russian language
Зелкоzelko-

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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 Zelko
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