Zhela Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Zhela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Zhela (606) may also be a first name.
Zhela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhela (Russian: Жела) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zhela is the 3,485,539th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Zhela occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Zhela reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 339,515th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 606 people.
This last name is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,167,747. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Kiev, where 67 percent reside, Chernihiv Oblast, where 19 percent reside and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 19 percent reside and Iran, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhela in the Russian language | ||
| Жела | zela | - |
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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 Zhela
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