Želeva Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Želeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Želeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Zeleva (167) are calculated separately.

Želeva Last Name Facts

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

Želeva is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Zeleva. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Želeva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Želeva reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,316,734. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Hradec Králové Region, where 50 percent live and South Bohemian Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Czechia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeleva94167/
Geleva83653/
Jeleva83182/
Seleva83156/
Žileva834/
Celeva832/
Zheleva778,024/
Jelevad77310/
Seleeva7787/
Seeleva7738/
Zeleeva7737/
Gelevad7735/
Seyleva7724/
Geleeva7716/
Zseleva7711/
Zelevad777/
Sceleva775/
Selieva772/
Zelevas772/
Zelieva772/
Gelevas771/
Gelevaz771/
Selevai771/
Seleiva771/
Seileva771/
Jelhevad7119/
Dzheleva7118/
Zheleeva7111/
Seyleeva716/
Seylieva716/
Zehyleva714/
Zeheleva711/
Seilieva711/
Gileva674,527/
Geleba67450/
Zyleva67411/
Selewa67356/
Seliva67108/
Zileva6786/
Sileva6775/
Cileva6736/
Gelewa6735/
Jileva6719/
Jelewa6712/
Celiva679/
Geliva677/
Dzheleeva673/
Selevo671/
Zeleba671/

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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 Želeva
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