Zhelen Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Zhelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Zhelen (6) may also be a first name.
Zhelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhelen (Russian: Желен) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zhelen is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Zhelen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhelen live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 6 people.
Zhelen is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,380,674. In Ukraine Zhelen is primarily concentrated in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 25 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Poltava Oblast, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine Zhelen occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 17 percent reside and Cyprus, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhelen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhelen in the Russian language | ||
| Желен | zelen | - |
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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 Zhelen
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