Zhelkova Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Zhelkova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 66 | 1:105,741 | 6,317 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Zhelkova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhelkova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhelkova (Russian: Желкова) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zhelkova click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelkova? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zhelkova is the 1,918,812th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Zhelkova live; 70 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 105,741. In Bulgaria Zhelkova is most frequent in: Sliven Province, where 18 percent reside, Dobrich Province, where 14 percent reside and Haskovo Province, where 14 percent reside. Barring Bulgaria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhelkova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhelkova in the Russian language | ||
| Желкова | zelkova | - |
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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 Zhelkova
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