Železen Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Železen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 119 | 1:20,905 | 4,664 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
The alternate forms: Zelezen (66) are calculated separately.
Železen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Železen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Železen is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Zelezen. Click here to see other possible spellings of Železen.
How Common Is The Last Name Železen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,620,164th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Železen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Železen reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Železen is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 20,905. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Mura, where 82 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 10 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 7 percent are found. Other than Slovenia Železen exists in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelezen | 95 | 66 | / |
| Selezen | 86 | 2,097 | / |
| Zselezen | 80 | 7 | / |
| Železnova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gelegen | 71 | 644 | / |
| Selezan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gelezan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Selezin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gelezon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zeleznk | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jelezin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zelezin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zelezon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shlezen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selezyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhelezin | 67 | 183 | / |
| Sielezin | 67 | 113 | / |
| Gielesen | 67 | 93 | / |
| Gieleßen | 67 | 24 | / |
| Selezhan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zhelezyn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zelezink | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zelessen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelesenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeilesen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Železen
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