Zhelun Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhelun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhelun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Zhelun (3,386) may also be a first name.

Zhelun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhelun (Russian: Желун) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhelun? popularity and diffusion

Zhelun is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Zhelun occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Zhelun live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Zhelun is also the 122,443rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 3,386 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,896,779. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Odessa Oblast, where 83 percent reside, Kharkiv Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Barring Ukraine Zhelun is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent reside and Uzbekistan, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelun9111/
Zhylun83103/
Chelun8312/
Zhilun836/
Zeluun834/
Zelund830/
Zhelunova8018/
Chelune7738/
Dzhalun7712/
Zielund776/
Cheelun775/
Cheloun771/
Zeloune771/
Zieloun771/
Zejlund771/
Zeliune771/
Zeilund771/
Zhelyunova751/
Zalun731,397/
Selun73117/
Zelon7373/
Jelun7367/
Zolun7348/
Gelun7331/
Zelum737/
Celun732/
Zilun732/
Zelyutin7189/
Zeihlund7111/
Zeitlunk719/
Høgelund716/
Sczelung716/
Chelhoun713/
Tcheloun711/
Chelgoun711/
Zeeloung711/
Sahlun67247/
Zeilon67122/
Gelung67115/
Chilun6795/
Zeylon6779/
Jelung6732/
Zejlon6727/
Jelund6713/
Tselun6711/
Seelun6711/
Jeloun678/
Zailun677/
Seylun677/
Seilun676/
Saelun676/
Zelonh675/
Zelyum675/
Zielon675/
Zeelon674/
Zhylunova674/
Jeliun673/
Chelhoune673/
Zelyunova672/
Seliun671/
Geluun671/
Jeluin671/
Jihlun671/
Zhilunova671/
Selaun671/
Gelund671/
Zealon671/
Zoluun671/

Zhelun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhelun in the Russian language
Желунzelun-

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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 Zhelun
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