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) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelyov? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Zelyov is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Zelyov live; 49 percent live in North Asia and 49 percent live in Slavic North Asia.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 3,275,524. In Russia Zelyov is most frequent in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 50 percent are found, Pskov Oblast, where 16 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 2 percent are found.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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