Zelvi Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Zelvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1611:483,36327,779
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Zelvi (401) may also be a first name.

Zelvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelvi occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelvi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname Zelvi occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Zelvi reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Zelvi is also the 430,973rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 401 people.

This surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 483,363. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Aydin Province, where 36 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 35 percent live and Izmir Province, where 14 percent live. Other than Turkey this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Bulgaria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelvis91222/
Zaelvi913/
Zelviz911/
Zhelvis83125/
Zelviea8314/
Zelvich834/
Zealvit831/
Zelvist830/
Selvi8030,026/
Zelve80142/
Celvi8036/
Zelvy8024/
Zelva8023/
Zalvi8010/
Gelvi808/
Zilvi806/
Jelvi802/
Zelvé801/
Xelvi801/
Zhelhvai771/
Gelvis732,945/
Gelviz73994/
Chelvi73512/
Selvio73381/
Selvie73214/
Shelvi73101/
Zelvys7384/
Selvis7374/
Zelver7340/
Szelva7325/
Selviz7323/
Celvio7322/
Jelvis7318/
Sielvi7314/
Zalvai738/
Zhelve735/
Dzelve734/
Selvei734/
Jelviz733/
Selvip733/
Jelvai733/
Želvis732/
Zelvay732/
Gelvih732/
Selvai732/
Selvhi732/
Zalvei731/
Celvai731/
Celvis731/
Sealvi731/
Zelvet731/
Celvid731/
Seilvi731/
Selvii731/
Selvid731/
Selvais67401/
Selvich67208/
Gelvich6765/
Shelvis6710/
Zsalvai678/
Zhelvys676/
Shelvie675/
Dzelves674/
Chelvis672/
Sielvie671/
Sellevi671/
Schelvi671/
Chelvai671/
Selvije671/
Selvait671/
Selvaiz671/
Shelvei671/
Selvish670/

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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 Zelvi
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