Zelvys Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Zelvys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelvys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania341:89,25312,508
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Želvys (1,055) are calculated separately.

Zelvys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelvys is more frequently found in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Želvys. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelvys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Zelvys live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Zelvys is most prevalent in Lithuania, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 89,253. In Lithuania Zelvys is primarily found in: Vilnius County, where 97 percent reside and Kaunas County, where 3 percent reside. Barring Lithuania Zelvys is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Zelvys Last Name Statistics demography

Zelvys earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning $25,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Želvys941,055/
Zhelvys926/
Zelvy9124/
Zelvis83222/
Zilvys832/
Zelvay832/
Selvys830/
Zhelvis77125/
Dzelves774/
Zelvist770/
Selveys770/
Zelvi73188/
Zelve73142/
Jelvy7338/
Zelva7323/
Zilvy734/
Zelvé731/
Gelvy730/
Gelves677,142/
Gelvis672,945/
Selvey672,243/
Jelves671,088/
Selves67839/
Selvis6774/
Zilves6753/
Zelver6740/
Gelvey6738/
Selvay6719/
Jelvis6718/
Žilvys6710/
Zalvis679/
Zhelve675/
Zalves673/
Jhelvy673/
Želvis672/
Celves672/
Silvys671/
Celvey671/
Selvoy671/
Celvis671/
Zelvayová671/
Zelvet671/
Xelvis671/
Zelviz671/
Gelvay671/

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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 Zelvys
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