Zhelyov Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Zhelyov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Zhelyov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhelyov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhelyov (Russian: Желёв) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhelyov? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zhelyov is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zhelyov are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Zhelyov is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Zhelyov is primarily found in: Moscow, where 100 percent live. Beside Russia Zhelyov exists in one country. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhelyov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhelyov in the Russian language | ||
| Желёв | zelev | - |
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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 Zhelyov
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