Žele Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
Žele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 270 | 1:9,214 | 2,117 |
| Croatia | 25 | 1:169,144 | 21,748 |
The alternate forms: Zele (4,919), Zelê (1), Zèle (1) & Zélé (4) are calculated separately.
Žele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Žele occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Zele, Zelê, Zèle or Zélé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Žele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 904,049th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. Žele occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žele are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 9,214. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 48 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 19 percent reside and Coastal-Karst, where 17 percent reside. Not including Slovenia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zele | 92 | 4,919 | / |
| Želer | 89 | 46 | / |
| Želje | 89 | 13 | / |
| Želej | 89 | 1 | / |
| Džele | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zelê | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zèle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cele | 75 | 104,010 | / |
| Jele | 75 | 26,524 | / |
| Sele | 75 | 12,414 | / |
| Gele | 75 | 11,803 | / |
| Želj | 75 | 100 | / |
| Želi | 75 | 54 | / |
| Žile | 75 | 28 | / |
| Zélé | 75 | 4 | / |
| Seale | 67 | 14,034 | / |
| Siele | 67 | 9,270 | / |
| Seele | 67 | 3,976 | / |
| Djele | 67 | 2,454 | / |
| Zelei | 67 | 2,079 | / |
| Celej | 67 | 2,029 | / |
| Geley | 67 | 1,490 | / |
| Jeler | 67 | 1,338 | / |
| Jeele | 67 | 1,264 | / |
| Gelez | 67 | 1,067 | / |
| Seile | 67 | 917 | / |
| Seley | 67 | 861 | / |
| Selei | 67 | 861 | / |
| Geles | 67 | 851 | / |
| Zeile | 67 | 782 | / |
| Selea | 67 | 775 | / |
| Geler | 67 | 748 | / |
| Gelei | 67 | 606 | / |
| Zeler | 67 | 559 | / |
| Geleç | 67 | 547 | / |
| Jeles | 67 | 446 | / |
| Seule | 67 | 429 | / |
| Jeleč | 67 | 417 | / |
| Seleh | 67 | 406 | / |
| Giele | 67 | 379 | / |
| Zelez | 67 | 337 | / |
| Zelee | 67 | 316 | / |
| Zelie | 67 | 299 | / |
| Selie | 67 | 290 | / |
| Gelep | 67 | 267 | / |
| Jelea | 67 | 266 | / |
| Selee | 67 | 264 | / |
| Gelet | 67 | 247 | / |
| Ziele | 67 | 227 | / |
| Seleu | 67 | 205 | / |
| Gelee | 67 | 194 | / |
| Zelea | 67 | 164 | / |
| Celey | 67 | 145 | / |
| Jeleň | 67 | 115 | / |
| Zeles | 67 | 109 | / |
| Geyle | 67 | 92 | / |
| Sehle | 67 | 90 | / |
| Jelez | 67 | 88 | / |
| Zeale | 67 | 63 | / |
| Zeley | 67 | 59 | / |
| Jhele | 67 | 57 | / |
| Gelea | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tjele | 67 | 48 | / |
| Jeley | 67 | 36 | / |
| Jeleć | 67 | 34 | / |
| Getle | 67 | 33 | / |
| Zeule | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jetle | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zeleu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zeele | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zelge | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jelee | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zelep | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gelhe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gesle | 67 | 9 | / |
| Selhe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jesle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hsele | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jelje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zeled | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jelet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jeale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zeyle | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zelet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zeleň | 67 | 4 | / |
| Celee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geled | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeile | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeleš | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ceele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seleș | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rzele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeyle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Džela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dželi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeled | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeleş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åsele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Želiš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Želys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelée | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hcele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelej | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ceyle | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Žele
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