Zhelya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Zhelya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zhelya (47) may also be a first name.
Zhelya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhelya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhelya (Russian: Желя) is found most in Belarus. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zhelya.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelya? popularity and diffusion
Zhelya is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Zhelya is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Zhelya reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 47 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Belarus, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,375,265. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Minsk, where 100 percent are found. Besides Belarus it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhelya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhelya in the Russian language | ||
| Желя | zela | - |
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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 Zhelya
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