Železnik Surname

242,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Železnik Surname User-submission:

The Železnik surname comes from the Slavic word železo, which means 'iron'.

Železnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,5801:1,574133
Croatia591:71,67112,734
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Zeleznik (1,058), Železník (263), Zelezník (25), Zeleźnik (7), Żeleźnik (5) & Zeleżnik (1) are calculated separately.

Železnik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Železnik surname comes from the Slavic word železo, which means 'iron'.

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Železnik Last Name Facts

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

Železnik is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Zeleznik, Železník, Zelezník, Zeleźnik, Żeleźnik or Zeleżnik. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Železnik? popularity and diffusion

Železnik is the 242,725th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,432,814 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Železnik are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is held by 1,580 people, or 1 in 1,574. In Slovenia Železnik is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 31 percent are found, Savinja, where 16 percent are found and Drava, where 14 percent are found. Barring Slovenia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 4 percent are found and Slovakia, where 0 percent are found.

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