Zhelka Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Zhelka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhelka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Zhelka (1,414) may also be a first name.

Zhelka Last Name Facts

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

Zhelka (Russian: Желька) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zhelka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhelka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Zhelka live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Zhelka is also the 207,699th most frequently used first name globally, held by 1,414 people.

Zhelka is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,587,116. In Ukraine Zhelka is most frequent in: Lviv Oblast, where 33 percent live, Volyn Oblast, where 33 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 17 percent live. Other than Ukraine this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 30 percent live and Bulgaria, where 10 percent live.

Zhelka Last Name Statistics demography

Zhelka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 85.98% more than the national average, earning $92,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelka911,112/
Zhylka83972/
Zhilka83156/
Zielka83145/
Zelkas83112/
Zelkha8358/
Zholka8331/
Zhalka8331/
Zhelko8314/
Zelkay832/
Zellka831/
Zuelka830/
Zeulka830/
Zeilka830/
Zlka800/
Zahalka771,544/
Zahálka77673/
Zielkas7724/
Zellkau778/
Hzhelko775/
Zelkash774/
Zellkas772/
Zelleka771/
Zeeleka771/
Zhelker771/
Zuehlka770/
Selka732,115/
Zalka731,672/
Zilka731,648/
Zelko731,585/
Zylka731,393/
Zelca731,085/
Celka73628/
Zelkó73145/
Zülka7381/
Jelka7347/
Gelka7318/
Zolka7315/
Shlka734/
Želka733/
Zlkat731/
Zoellkau7110/
Zeglicka712/
Zahalkah711/
Zellekea711/
Zhilko671,076/
Zhylko67991/
Zhalko67263/
Zilkha67228/
Zsilka67211/
Sielka6761/
Jhilka6750/
Zalkai6725/
Zalkau6724/
Zeilke6722/
Sellka6720/
Gielka6720/
Zilkay6718/
Cealka6716/
Tzalka6716/
Czolka6715/
Zelkho6715/
Zielko677/
Zelgko677/
Gelkai676/
Zalkha675/
Selkha674/
Celkaa674/
Soelka673/
Zholko673/
Schlka673/
Zillka673/
Chlkha672/
Zileka672/
Sealka671/
Jelkea671/
Gelkas671/
Zelkco671/
Zhilki671/
Selkah671/
Zalkah671/
Zolkai671/
Zolgka671/
Zilkai671/
Zeilky670/
Suelka670/

Zhelka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhelka in the Russian language
Желькаzelka-

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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 Zhelka
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