Zelma Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Israel

Zelma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2361:161,05422,666
Israel581:147,54515,555
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Wales41:773,63329,106
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Zelma (20,872) may also be a first name.

Zelma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelma (Georgian: ზელმა, Russian: Зельма) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zelma is the 820,032nd most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Zelma reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 36,629th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 20,872 people.

The surname Zelma is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 161,054. Barring Poland Zelma occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Zelma Last Name Statistics demography

Zelma earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 34.74% more than the national average, earning $66,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelmat914,128/
Zelmad91205/
Zellma9192/
Zielma9111/
Szelma916/
Czelma911/
Zelmaj911/
Zelmah911/
Zhelma911/
Zlma893/
Szelmat836/
Zelmajs831/
Zellmas830/
Selma8015,355/
Celma803,064/
Zilma80404/
Zlema80387/
Gelma80168/
Jelma80127/
Zelmi8025/
Zelmo8019/
Zylma808/
Zlmay807/
Zelme802/
Zlmai802/
Zelmer731,397/
Cielma73369/
Selmah73366/
Selmaj73145/
Zelmou7382/
Shelma7378/
Celmea7349/
Selmai7338/
Seelma7323/
Sellma7322/
Szlema7317/
Chelma7315/
Selmay7313/
Selmat7310/
Gelmas739/
Zlmaay738/
Jelmas738/
Zelmet735/
Jelmau735/
Selmma734/
Tselma734/
Gelmai734/
Selmas733/
Dselma732/
Jeslma732/
Zielmo731/
Zilhma731/
Zelmie731/
Zelmis731/
Djelma731/
Zelmeh731/
Zellmi731/
Gielma731/
Szylma731/
Selmaa731/
Zilmas731/
Zhelmi731/
Selmaã731/
Suelma731/
Zelmes731/
Zoelmy731/
Dzelmo731/
Celmay731/
Cellma731/
Zuilma730/
Szellmach711/
Zellmer674,913/
Slma67344/
Chelmea67171/
Chelmas6781/
Selmash6736/
Hjelmaa6730/
Cellmma677/
Clma676/
Selmach676/
Djelmas674/
Celmajs672/
Hjelmas671/
Chelmat671/
Shellma671/
Zielmer671/
Zelmmer671/
Gelmaud671/
Chelmma671/
Djelmaš671/
Zellmez671/

Zelma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelma in the Georgian language
ზელმაzelma-
Zelma in the Russian language
Зельмаzelma-

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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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  • 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 Zelma
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