Žele Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2701:9,2142,117
Croatia251:169,14421,748

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zele924,919/
Želer8946/
Želje8913/
Želej891/
Džele891/
Zelê831/
Zèle831/
Cele75104,010/
Jele7526,524/
Sele7512,414/
Gele7511,803/
Želj75100/
Želi7554/
Žile7528/
Zélé754/
Seale6714,034/
Siele679,270/
Seele673,976/
Djele672,454/
Zelei672,079/
Celej672,029/
Geley671,490/
Jeler671,338/
Jeele671,264/
Gelez671,067/
Seile67917/
Seley67861/
Selei67861/
Geles67851/
Zeile67782/
Selea67775/
Geler67748/
Gelei67606/
Zeler67559/
Geleç67547/
Jeles67446/
Seule67429/
Jeleč67417/
Seleh67406/
Giele67379/
Zelez67337/
Zelee67316/
Zelie67299/
Selie67290/
Gelep67267/
Jelea67266/
Selee67264/
Gelet67247/
Ziele67227/
Seleu67205/
Gelee67194/
Zelea67164/
Celey67145/
Jeleň67115/
Zeles67109/
Geyle6792/
Sehle6790/
Jelez6788/
Zeale6763/
Zeley6759/
Jhele6757/
Gelea6750/
Tjele6748/
Jeley6736/
Jeleć6734/
Getle6733/
Zeule6725/
Jetle6718/
Zeleu6718/
Zeele6714/
Zelge6712/
Jelee6711/
Zelep6711/
Gelhe6710/
Gesle679/
Selhe678/
Jesle676/
Hsele676/
Jelje675/
Zeled675/
Jelet675/
Jeale674/
Zeyle674/
Zelet674/
Zeleň674/
Celee673/
Geled673/
Jeile673/
Jeleš673/
Ceele672/
Gelej672/
Seleș672/
Rzele671/
Jeyle671/
Zelhe671/
Zhele671/
Džela671/
Dželi671/
Jeled671/
Dgele671/
Hgele671/
Jelei671/
Jjele671/
Zeleş671/
Zelje671/
Åsele671/
Želiš671/
Želys671/
Scele671/
Gelée671/
Hcele671/
Jelej670/
Ceyle670/

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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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