Zhelak Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Zhelak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Zhelak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhelak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhelak (Russian: Желак) is found most frequently in Russia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Zhelak is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Zhelak reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 20,589,008. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 57 percent reside, Moscow, where 14 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 38 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhelak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhelak in the Russian language | ||
| Желак | zelak | - |
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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 Zhelak
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