Zilev Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Zilev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Žilev (5) are calculated separately.

Zilev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zilev (Russian: Зилев) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Žilev. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zilev is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Zilev reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zilev is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 4,238,913. In Russia it is most common in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 59 percent are found, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 12 percent are found and Perm Krai, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Russia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Zilev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zilev surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žilev935/
Zhilev9198/
Zileva9186/
Zileev9129/
Zilevs9120/
Zilaev9113/
Tzilev917/
Ziloev915/
Ziliev912/
Zgilev911/
Zilv8917/
Zlev890/
Zhgilev83100/
Zhileva8392/
Zilyaev8358/
Zhiliev8329/
Zhileev8325/
Zhilaev838/
Dzileva831/
Gilev803,491/
Zylev80317/
Zelev80193/
Zilov80104/
Silev8092/
Cilev8086/
Zilep802/
Zilef802/
Šilev801/
Zhilyaev773,486/
Zhgileva77119/
Dzhileev778/
Zhailiev775/
Dzhilaev773/
Dzhiliev772/
Zhaileva771/
Silaev738,247/
Zhelev737,673/
Zhilov731,028/
Zyleva73411/
Chilev73190/
Shilev73184/
Zeleva73167/
Tsilev7376/
Sileva7375/
Zilova7369/
Zeleev7344/
Cileva7336/
Gileev7334/
Siliev7328/
Zilyov7319/
Sileev7319/
Zhylev7318/
Zailov7317/
Zelaev7310/
Ćileva738/
Zileff737/
Gitlev737/
Gislev736/
Žileva734/
Gilevs734/
Siloev733/
Zeilov732/
Zeliev732/
Dzilew732/
Ciliev731/
Zylaev731/
Šileva731/
Šoilev731/
Zailef731/
Zellev731/
Zeloev731/
Ziļevs731/
Zselev731/
Seilev731/
Zitleb730/
Dzhilyaev7129/
Zheleva678,024/
Zhilova671,011/
Silyaev67372/
Silv67349/
Chileva67220/
Shileva67193/
Zelyaev67155/
Zhelaev6799/
Tsileva6765/
Shileev6764/
Dzhilov6735/
Chileev6734/
Zhailov6734/
Zhyleva6730/
Zhilyov6728/
Dzhelev6724/
Zhhylev6722/
Zailova6718/
Zhyleev6717/
Zheleev6713/
Zseleva6711/
Slev6710/
Zeilova678/
Zhuilov677/
Zhylaev676/
Saileva675/
Tchilev675/
Zehelev673/
Tsiliev672/
Shielev672/
Jilv672/
Zihlova672/
Tziliov672/
Zhyllev672/
Zuyleva671/
Zeyliev671/
Zhilyav671/
Zayleev671/
Zayleva671/
Tsileev671/
Zheliev671/
Szájlev671/
Tshilev671/
Cieleva671/
Seileva671/
Zlef671/
Zheilov671/
Cilv671/

Zilev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zilev in the Russian language
Зилевzilev-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zilev
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