Zhelesku Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Zhelesku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhelesku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine371:1,230,343106,187
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Zhelesku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhelesku (Russian: Желеску) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhelesku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Zhelesku occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Zhelesku are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Zhelesku is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,230,343. In Ukraine Zhelesku is primarily concentrated in: Odessa Oblast, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 2 percent are found.

Zhelesku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zhelesku are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zheleku9317/
Zelesku931/
Zhelezku882/
Zeleku864/
Gelesku806/
Zalesku803/
Zhyleku803/
Zelekeu801/
Zelasku801/
Zeleszkó7593/
Zelegkou7528/
Zeulekeu7510/
Geleku7118/
Seleku718/
Zeliaskou714/
Zeliku711/
Jelescu67206/
Zeliscu6792/
Selescu6786/
Gilesku676/
Zalescu672/
Celescu671/

Zhelesku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhelesku in the Russian language
Желескуzelesku-

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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 Zhelesku
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