Želje Surname
5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia
Želje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 13 | 1:191,360 | 15,039 |
The alternate forms: Zelje (1) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelje | 93 | 1 | / |
| Željer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Žele | 89 | 295 | / |
| Želj | 89 | 100 | / |
| Selje | 80 | 210 | / |
| Želer | 80 | 46 | / |
| Žilje | 80 | 28 | / |
| Jelje | 80 | 5 | / |
| Džele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Želej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Žehelj | 73 | 47 | / |
| Seljee | 73 | 42 | / |
| Celjeh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dželja | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jelije | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jeljer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Džalje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selije | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seljie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cele | 67 | 104,010 | / |
| Jele | 67 | 26,524 | / |
| Sele | 67 | 12,414 | / |
| Gele | 67 | 11,803 | / |
| Zele | 67 | 4,919 | / |
| Želi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Selj | 67 | 33 | / |
| Dželjić | 67 | 32 | / |
| Zelj | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gelj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seljeøy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Clje | 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 Želje
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis