Zelsky Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zelsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus641:148,45420,543
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Zelsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelsky (Russian: Зельский) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Zelsky live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Zelsky is most widespread in Belarus, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 148,454. In Belarus it is most numerous in: Minsk Region, where 83 percent live, Minsk, where 14 percent live and Mogilev Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Belarus Zelsky is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 38 percent live and Uruguay, where 5 percent live.

Zelsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zelsky surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelskyi9245/
Zhelsky9220/
Zaelsky927/
Dzelsky927/
Szelsky921/
Zelskaya86106/
Dzielsky8613/
Zhelskyi869/
Selsky83548/
Zelski8390/
Gelsky8322/
Zelska8321/
Celsky8312/
Jelsky839/
Zelske837/
Zilsky832/
Zhelskaya8081/
Dzeulskyi804/
Dzelskaya804/
Zelleskey803/
Dzielszky802/
Zielski771,385/
Zielske77580/
Zhilsky77174/
Shelsky77106/
Selskyi7798/
Chelsky7772/
Sielsky7737/
Gelskey7736/
Szelski7732/
Zielska7723/
Szelske7718/
Selskiy7716/
Dzilsky7712/
Selskoy777/
Selskey776/
Jelskey775/
Dzelski773/
Zylskyi771/
Tselsky771/
Rzelski771/
Scelsky771/
Zeulski770/
Dzielski71680/
Selskaya71316/
Schelsky71115/
Cehelsky71108/
Zhylskyi7120/
Zrzelski7119/
Zehelski7114/
Dzielská714/
Dzielska713/
Gellesky712/
Zhilskiy712/
Szelszki711/
Zelskaja711/
Shelskey710/
Zilske67657/
Jelski67571/
Zhilskaya67236/
Strzelski67168/
Celski67138/
Selska67113/
Selski6799/
Gelski6798/
Zilski6774/
Gelske6755/
Celske6745/
Zilska6737/
Gilsky6734/
Zylski6724/
Selský6723/
Zülske6719/
Shelskaya6719/
Selská6717/
Zylske6715/
Silsky6714/
Jelske676/
Selske675/
Celska673/
Zylska671/
Chelskaya671/
Żelska671/
Slesky671/
Shellesky671/
Tselskaya671/
Sölsky671/

Zelsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelsky in the Russian language
Зельскийzelskij-

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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 Zelsky
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