Zelyov Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Zelyov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 44 | 1:3,275,524 | 171,933 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Zelyov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zelyov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zelyov (Russian: Зелёв) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelyov? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,843,861st most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Zelyov reside; 49 percent reside in North Asia and 49 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.
The last name Zelyov is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 3,275,524. In Russia Zelyov is most common in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 50 percent reside, Pskov Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zelyov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zelyov in the Russian language | ||
| Зелёв | zelev | - |
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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 Zelyov
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