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) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zelyov? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Zelyov live; 49 percent live in North Asia and 49 percent live in Slavic North Asia.
The surname Zelyov is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 3,275,524. In Russia Zelyov is most prevalent in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 50 percent live, Pskov Oblast, where 16 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live and Bulgaria, where 2 percent live.
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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