Želko Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Želko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Želko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia351:71,0769,906
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Zelko (1,585) & Zelkó (145) are calculated separately.

Želko (56) may also be a first name.

Želko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Želko is most common in Slovenia. It may be rendered as: Zelko or Zelkó. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Želko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Želko is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Želko are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,321,957th most common first name internationally, borne by 56 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 71,076. In Slovenia Želko is mostly found in: Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 94 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 3 percent live and Coastal-Karst, where 3 percent live. Apart from Slovenia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 5 percent live and Serbia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelko931,585/
Dželko9135/
Zelkó87145/
Selko80677/
Celko80124/
Jelko8040/
Žilko8019/
Želka803/
Gelko803/
Selkho7319/
Zelkho7315/
Zhelko7314/
Zielko737/
Zelgko737/
Djelko736/
Sellko735/
Sielko731/
Gelkop731/
Scelko731/
Zelkco731/
Gelkopf6767/
Zlko6718/
Hzhelko675/
Zielcko675/
Jlko671/
Xlko671/

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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 Želko
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