Zelkó Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Zelkó Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 140 | 1:70,116 | 7,171 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Zelko (1,585) & Želko (38) are calculated separately.
Zelkó Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelkó Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zelkó is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Zelko or Želko. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelkó? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,465,390th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zelkó reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 70,116. In Hungary Zelkó is mostly found in: Zala County, where 39 percent are found, Vas County, where 26 percent are found and Somogy County, where 15 percent are found. Besides Hungary Zelkó exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelko | 93 | 1,585 | / |
| Szelkó | 91 | 19 | / |
| Želko | 87 | 38 | / |
| Zelka | 80 | 1,112 | / |
| Szelka | 73 | 271 | / |
| Zielka | 73 | 145 | / |
| Zelkas | 73 | 112 | / |
| Cselkó | 73 | 78 | / |
| Zelkha | 73 | 58 | / |
| Zsilkó | 73 | 39 | / |
| Zelkho | 73 | 15 | / |
| Zhelko | 73 | 14 | / |
| Zhelka | 73 | 10 | / |
| Zielko | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zelgko | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zellka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tzelka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Czelka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelkco | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelkoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeulka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zuelka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zielkas | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zlko | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zellkau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zielcko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hzhelko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zelkash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zellkas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dzeulko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zlka | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zuehlka | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Zelkó
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