Zelnina Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zelnina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelnina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Želnina (1) are calculated separately.

Zelnina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelnina (Russian: Зельнина) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Želnina. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelnina? popularity and diffusion

Zelnina is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Zelnina are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Latvia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 683,349. In Latvia Zelnina is most numerous in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 33 percent are found, Latgale, where 33 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent are found. Besides Latvia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Želnina951/
Zhelnina931,615/
Zelnin923/
Zhelnin861,235/
Jelnina862/
Selnina862/
Zhelnyna8075/
Zhilnina804/
Zhelnena801/
Shelnina801/
Jelnin777/
Selnin773/
Gelnin771/
Zlenin771/
Zhelnyn7156/
Zhilnin7115/
Slenina715/
Jilnina711/
Želnienė6759/
Shlenina6713/
Shilnina671/
Chlenina671/

Zelnina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelnina in the Russian language
Зельнинаzelnina-

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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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  • 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 Zelnina
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