Zelve Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Zelve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 88 | 1:23,296 | 3,526 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| Mauritania | 22 | 1:186,130 | 9,575 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Zelvé (1) are calculated separately.
Zelve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelve Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zelve (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻟﻒ, Marathi: झेलवे) is found most frequently in Latvia. It may be rendered as: Zelvé. Click here for other possible spellings of Zelve.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelve? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,484,726th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. Zelve is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Zelve live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 23,296. In Latvia Zelve is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 43 percent live, Latgale, where 22 percent live and Semigallia, where 22 percent live. Barring Latvia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 16 percent live and Mauritania, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zelve Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zelve in the Marathi language | ||
| झेलवे | jhelave | - |
| Zelve in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺰﻟﻒ | alzlf | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺰﻟﻔﻪ | alzlfh | 50 |
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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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- 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 Zelve
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