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
The last name Zhelya (Russian: Желя) is found in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Zhelya live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 47 people.
The last name Zhelya is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,375,265. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Minsk, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Belarus this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
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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