Zhelan Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Zhelan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 51 | 1:892,602 | 86,458 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Zhelan (710) may also be a first name.
Zhelan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhelan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhelan (Russian: Желан) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelan? popularity and diffusion
Zhelan is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Zhelan reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Zhelan is also the 309,966th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 710 people.
This last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 892,602. In Ukraine Zhelan is primarily found in: Mykolaiv Oblast, where 43 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 25 percent live and Ternopil Oblast, where 14 percent live. Besides Ukraine this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhelan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhelan in the Russian language | ||
| Желан | zelan | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Zhelan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis