Žilka Surname

313,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Žilka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žilka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia6241:8,552901
Czechia5711:18,6232,809
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilka931,648/
Žílka931/
Žilkay9159/
Jilka801,092/
Silka801,014/
Gilka80659/
Cilka80112/
Žylka8022/
Žilko8019/
Želka803/
Zilkha73228/
Zsilka73211/
Zhilka73156/
Zielka73145/
Sielka7361/
Gilkay7346/
Gielka7320/
Zilkay7318/
Silkka7312/
Zillka733/
Djilka731/
Gilkau731/
Zilkai731/
Gilkat731/
Žilkayová7118/
Zilkaya6733/
Zielkas6724/
Zilkhha6715/
Jlka678/
Clka676/
Slka673/
Silkaah672/
Zlka670/

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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 Žilka
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