Zelman Surname

141,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zelman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1021:328,91029,833
Belarus4961:19,1553,198
Ukraine4381:103,93314,873
Poland3611:105,28715,978
Russia1761:818,88166,808
Slovakia1331:40,1247,469
Canada991:372,17833,288
Hungary841:116,86011,030
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Australia371:729,61448,196
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
France161:4,151,420237,746
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Israel141:611,26042,949
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England51:11,143,612252,590
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Zelman (401) may also be a first name.

Zelman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelman (Georgian: ზელმან, Russian: Зельман) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zelman is the 141,133rd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,306,915 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Zelman are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 430,973rd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 401 people.

The last name Zelman is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,102 people, or 1 in 328,910. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 27 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 16 percent reside and Ukraine, where 14 percent reside.

Zelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zelman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 15,743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zelman last name is principally Orthodox (43%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zelman last name are 40.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Zelman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.37% more than the national average, earning $52,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $56,070 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zellman92862/
Zielman92425/
Zhelman9293/
Zoelman9243/
Zelmann9225/
Zelmane9221/
Szelman922/
Zellmann861,588/
Zielmann8659/
Szelmann8613/
Zehelman8612/
Ziehlman869/
Zehlmann866/
Szielman864/
Dzhelman863/
Zelmaten861/
Zoellman861/
Dzelmane861/
Selman8319,491/
Gelman835,523/
Celman83218/
Zylman83208/
Zilman83175/
Jelman8376/
Zelmon8330/
Şelman833/
Zleman832/
Szlman831/
Ţelman831/
Zälman831/
Zelmanová80144/
Zelmanova8045/
Ziehlmann8021/
Szellmann8017/
Zoellmann8013/
Ziellmann805/
Selmane779,656/
Sellman773,617/
Gellman771,660/
Shelman771,047/
Zillman77690/
Seelman77527/
Zihlman77193/
Chelman77192/
Saelman77183/
Selmann77159/
Tselman77124/
Suelman7786/
Soelman7758/
Szylman7748/
Gielman7745/
Gehlman7745/
Jelmang7743/
Zilmane7728/
Gelmane7726/
Cellman7722/
Sielman7719/
Zilmann7719/
Zylmann7719/
Szleman7714/
Sehlman7713/
Hjelman7712/
Djelman777/
Szilman775/
Jellman774/
Selmain774/
Zuilman772/
S'Elman771/
Ceelman771/
Zislman771/
Zlesman771/
Selhman771/
Jelmane771/
Zölmann771/
Züllman771/
Celmane771/
Seulman771/
Selmman771/
Scelman770/
Slman734,907/
Jlman731/
Clman730/
Zillmann712,551/
Sellmann712,247/
Zihlmann712,181/
Shellman711,730/
Gehlmann71382/
Suelmann71329/
Sielmann71228/
Chellman71178/
Gyselman7184/
Zöllmann7150/
Sehlmann7149/
Hjelmman7133/
Jellmann7131/
Schelman7119/
Soehlman7118/
Djelmane7118/
Chelmane719/
Hjellman718/
Giellman714/
Selmanne712/
Zilhmann712/
Sheelman711/
Chelmang711/
Sceelman711/
Soellman711/
Tjelmand711/
Selmaine711/
Zhilmann711/
Scelmann711/
Selmahan711/
Szilmane711/
Tchelman711/
Celmaine711/
Chelmann711/
Soelmann710/
Seelmman710/
Cellmann710/
Gilman6721,225/
Selmon673,802/
Silman673,446/
Sleman673,140/
Sylman67515/
Cleman67345/
Schellman67308/
Schoelman67152/
Selmanova67151/
Çilman67128/
Cylman6776/
Gelmon6775/
Cilman6767/
Siehlmann6754/
Jehelmann6725/
Jilman6725/
Selmam6716/
Celmanová6713/
Schelmann678/
Jelmam678/
Soehlmann677/
Slmane677/
Shellmann675/
Shlman674/
Schielman673/
Shehelman673/
Gelmam672/
Xylman672/
Shelmahyn672/
Celmon671/
Selmaã671/
Zilmon671/
Soellmann671/
Selmanová671/
Sälman671/
Celmanova671/
Hsselmann671/
Slmaan671/
Schehlman670/

Zelman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelman in the Georgian language
ზელმანzelman-
Zelman in the Russian language
Зельманzelman-

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Footnotes

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