Željko Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Željko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Željko Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1971:12,6283,027
Croatia301:140,95319,667
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Zeljko (1,357) are calculated separately.

Željko (82,617) may also be a first name.

Željko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Željko is found most frequently in Slovenia. It can be rendered as: Zeljko. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Željko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,032,007th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Željko live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 12,043rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 82,617 people.

The surname is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 12,628. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Southeast Slovenia, where 67 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 17 percent live and Drava, where 8 percent live. Barring Slovenia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 12 percent live and Serbia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeljko941,357/
Željka832/
Seljko831/
Želízko7745/
Želísko7714/
Celujko772/
Zelejko772/
Želisko771/
Zelijko771/
Celojko771/
Zielejko714/
Seleko67882/
Slejko67408/
Jeliko6778/
Zeleko6755/
Seliko6747/
Zeljka6711/
Geleko677/
Zeliko676/
Jeleko673/
Celiko671/
Seljka671/
Geliko671/
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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 Željko
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