Želvys Surname
Approximately 1,055 people bear this surname
Želvys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 1,053 | 1:2,882 | 427 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Zelvys (84) are calculated separately.
Želvys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Želvys Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Želvys occurs in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Zelvys. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Želvys? popularity and diffusion
It is the 346,661st most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,907,626 people. The surname Želvys is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Želvys reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The surname Želvys is most frequently used in Lithuania, where it is carried by 1,053 people, or 1 in 2,882. In Lithuania Želvys is most frequent in: Telšiai County, where 32 percent reside, Klaipėda County, where 23 percent reside and Kaunas County, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Lithuania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelvys | 94 | 84 | / |
| Žilvys | 83 | 10 | / |
| Želvis | 83 | 2 | / |
| Želvytė | 77 | 14 | / |
| Zhelvys | 77 | 6 | / |
| Selveys | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jelvy | 73 | 38 | / |
| Zelvy | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gelvy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gelves | 67 | 7,142 | / |
| Gelvis | 67 | 2,945 | / |
| Selvey | 67 | 2,243 | / |
| Jelves | 67 | 1,088 | / |
| Selves | 67 | 839 | / |
| Zelvis | 67 | 222 | / |
| Selvis | 67 | 74 | / |
| Gelvey | 67 | 38 | / |
| Selvay | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jelvis | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jhelvy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zelvay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zilvys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Celves | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selvoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelvay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celvis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celvey | 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 Želvys
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