Žilka Surname
Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname
Žilka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 624 | 1:8,552 | 901 |
| Czechia | 571 | 1:18,623 | 2,809 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Zilka (1,648) & Žílka (1) are calculated separately.
Žilka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žilka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Žilka is most common in Slovakia. It can also appear as: Zilka or Žílka. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Žilka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 313,632nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,083,093 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žilka reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 624 people, or 1 in 8,552. In Slovakia Žilka is most numerous in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 29 percent are found, Trenčín Region, where 16 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 16 percent are found. Barring Slovakia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 48 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zilka | 93 | 1,648 | / |
| Žílka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Žilkay | 91 | 59 | / |
| Jilka | 80 | 1,092 | / |
| Silka | 80 | 1,014 | / |
| Gilka | 80 | 659 | / |
| Cilka | 80 | 112 | / |
| Žylka | 80 | 22 | / |
| Žilko | 80 | 19 | / |
| Želka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zilkha | 73 | 228 | / |
| Zsilka | 73 | 211 | / |
| Zhilka | 73 | 156 | / |
| Zielka | 73 | 145 | / |
| Sielka | 73 | 61 | / |
| Gilkay | 73 | 46 | / |
| Gielka | 73 | 20 | / |
| Zilkay | 73 | 18 | / |
| Silkka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Zillka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djilka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gilkau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zilkai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gilkat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Žilkayová | 71 | 18 | / |
| Zilkaya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Zielkas | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zilkhha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jlka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Clka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Slka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silkaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zlka | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Žilka
- 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