Zhelyanov Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Zhelyanov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Zhelyanov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhelyanov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhelyanov (Russian: Желянов) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelyanov? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhelyanov live; 80 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Zhelyanov is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,744,726. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Kyustendil Province, where 75 percent live and Blagoevgrad Province, where 25 percent live. Barring Bulgaria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhelyanov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhelyanov in the Russian language | ||
| Желянов | zelanov | - |
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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 Zhelyanov
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