Zhalka Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Israel

Zhalka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhalka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Russia61:24,020,509493,300

Zhalka (26) may also be a first name.

Zhalka Last Name Facts

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

Zhalka (Russian: Жалка) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhalka? popularity and diffusion

Zhalka is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Zhalka reside; 58 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Zhalka is also the 2,084,397th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Zhalka is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,529,039. In Ukraine Zhalka is most prevalent in: Poltava Oblast, where 39 percent are found, Cherkasy Oblast, where 28 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 23 percent are found and Russia, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahalka921,544/
Zalka911,672/
Zahalkah861/
Zhalko83263/
Chalka83107/
Zholka8331/
Zalkai8325/
Zalkau8324/
Zhalke8316/
Tzalka8316/
Zhelka8310/
Zalkas836/
Zalkha835/
Jhalka835/
Zalkah831/
Zahálka77673/
Chalkha77408/
Chalkea7727/
Zhalkyi7724/
Zahalko7713/
Zatlkaj779/
Zhalkiy775/
Dzhalko774/
Zahalqa773/
Chalkai773/
Sahalka772/
Zailkas771/
Chaalka771/
Zasylka771/
Zalkaha771/
Challka771/
Salka732,438/
Calka73592/
Zalke73586/
Çalka73454/
Zalki73139/
Jalka7369/
Zalko7346/
Zalky7322/
Zolka7315/
Čalka738/
Zalca734/
Zalkó731/
Zalqa731/
Strzalka71680/
Chalkhaa71103/
Zailckas7116/
Zalkaová718/
Tchalkai711/
Czatelka711/
Zahalqah711/
Jhalke673,814/
Chalko67511/
Cholka67209/
Salkah67174/
Salkai6794/
Chałka6786/
Salkay6784/
Salkha6770/
Saulka6744/
Çalkay6736/
Czałka6735/
Tsalka6718/
Jhalki6717/
Cealka6716/
Ziolka6715/
Tzalko6715/
Czolka6715/
Zhelko6714/
Chalca6711/
Zalker673/
Zalcas673/
Zoulka673/
Zholko673/
Zalkhy672/
Cialka672/
Djalka672/
Zahlke672/
Zalcki672/
Zalkey672/
Zalkhe672/
Zaalki671/
Zgolka671/
Zaulko671/
Zaalke671/
Sealka671/
Zolgka671/
Ziałka671/
Zalked671/
Zalkeh671/
Zalkis671/
Zolkai671/
Zolkas671/
Zjolka671/
Chálka671/
Zeilka670/
Zeulka670/
Zohlke670/

Zhalka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhalka in the Russian language
Жалкаzalka-

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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 Zhalka
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