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Where Does The Last Name Zelyak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Zelyak (Russian: Зеляк) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelyak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Zelyak is the 902,012^th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. Zelyak is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Zelyak live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 554,319. In Russia Zelyak is most frequent in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 35 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 15 percent are found and Kemerovo Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Zelyak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Zelyak surname is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (42%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zelyak surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the party.