Željka Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Željka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Željka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Zeljka (11) are calculated separately.

Željka (23,677) may also be a first name.

Željka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Željka is most common in Croatia. It may also be found as a variant: Zeljka. For other possible spellings of Željka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Željka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Željka occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Željka reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Željka is also the 33,352nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 23,677 people.

This surname is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,228,604. In Croatia it is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 100 percent are found. Not including Croatia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeljka9411/
Željko83244/
Seljka831/
Željski7747/
Želiska7710/
Želíska774/
Želízka773/
Celujka772/
Želiecka712/
Seleka6710,420/
Zeleka6710,310/
Zeljko671,357/
Selika6798/
Zelika6761/
Jelika6741/
Geleka6734/
Jeleka6727/
Celika6714/
Celeka675/
Gelika671/
Seljko671/

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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 Željka
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