Seidel Surname

6,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seidel Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Sitto, a pet form of Sigebert (victory, bright); one who came from Seide, in Germany.

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Seidel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany70,0001:1,15083
United States12,4001:29,2313,621
Brazil3,3241:64,4032,399
Poland1,1011:34,5225,324
Australia1,0501:25,7103,499
France6521:101,87514,980
Austria6451:13,2021,903
Canada6291:58,5786,900
Philippines5031:201,26931,737
Switzerland3641:22,5633,574
Venezuela3611:83,6683,304
Argentina2851:149,97712,681
Czechia2011:52,9038,860
England1561:357,16725,626
Sweden1341:73,4835,515
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
Netherlands1201:140,72621,487
Thailand1141:619,635105,115
Spain901:519,46725,773
Denmark771:73,3087,251
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Paraguay441:164,4723,287
Romania391:514,81739,172
Chile331:533,83313,415
Honduras321:275,5142,595
Norway251:205,69123,411
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Israel121:713,13647,700
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Finland81:687,08836,047
China71:195,331,65210,124
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Wales51:618,90625,852
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Panama41:978,06412,245
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Albania31:971,35222,477
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1711:42,8854,991

Seidel (174) may also be a first name.

Seidel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Sitto, a pet form of Sigebert (victory, bright); one who came from Seide, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Seidel is a German measurement of beer.

- lizardwizard

Seidel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seidel (Arabic: زايدل) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seidel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,085th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 78,417 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Seidel reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Seidel is also the 692,220th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 174 people.

The surname Seidel is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 70,000 people, or 1 in 1,150. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 22 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Seidel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seidel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seidel surname increased 1,059 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seidel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seidel last name are 6.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seidel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.88% more than the national average, earning 428,725 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.71% more than the national average, earning R 336,768 per year; in Colombia they earn 29% less than the national average, earning $16,119,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $45,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $50,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seidell92527/
Seijdel9286/
Szeidel9274/
Seidelt9265/
Seiddel9219/
Sheidel9213/
Seidele922/
Seidl9135,763/
Sidel911,270/
Sedel91178/
Scheidel862,252/
Seijdell8634/
Sheidell861/
Seydel832,770/
Sidell831,687/
Saidel83857/
Siedel83649/
Zeidel83636/
Szeidl83428/
Sedell83287/
Suedel83125/
Shidel83122/
Sidoel83122/
Sediel8398/
Seidil8370/
Siddel8360/
Shedel8352/
Soedel8344/
Zsidel8336/
Jeidel8324/
Szedel8320/
Sejdel8319/
Seedel8314/
Szidel8314/
Seddel834/
Sidele834/
Seudel834/
Sid'el833/
Ceidel833/
Siadel832/
Sidhel832/
Scidel832/
Setdel831/
Saedel831/
Sideel831/
Sidiel831/
Suidel831/
Seidll830/
Scheidell80163/
Seidelová80122/
Sidl8086/
Sedl8049/
Seidelova802/
Scheidele801/
Scheidl773,007/
Schedel772,046/
Siddell77780/
Seydell77156/
Shidell77104/
Siedell7792/
Saidell7771/
Sheadel7769/
Zeidell7753/
Sheydel7746/
Schidel7739/
Zeijdel7731/
Seddell7730/
Seedell7716/
Shedell779/
Shoedel779/
Shaidel779/
Sziedel777/
Szaidel776/
Shiedel775/
Seadell772/
Saidiel772/
Sayedel771/
Siddele771/
Siedeel771/
Shiddel771/
Shaedel771/
Suedell771/
Ceidell771/
Ceidiel771/
Saaidel771/
Seidill770/
Sideell770/
Scidell770/
Scedell770/
Gidel731,145/
Siedl73675/
Gedel73549/
Sadel73420/
Cidel73389/
Sideł73358/
Zidel73260/
Saidl73227/
Zedel73160/
Jedel73149/
Seydl7373/
Zeidl7373/
Sidil7371/
Sydel7369/
Cedel7367/
Shidl7347/
Sedil7341/
Jidel7332/
Ceidl7325/
Židel7317/
Szedl739/
Sejdl736/
Sidhl734/
Sedyl732/
Šedel732/
Sádel732/
Saedl731/
Seedl731/
Szidl731/
Sídel731/
Sáidl731/
Sedll731/
Sidlh731/
Shedl731/
Siddl730/
Seidlová712,036/
Schaedel711,048/
Schiedel71942/
Schoedel71648/
Scheddel7184/
Schiddel7149/
Scheedel7132/
Seidlova7129/
Sidelova7127/
Shiddell7126/
Schedell7124/
Shaidell7116/
Scheidelová7111/
Seyeddel7111/
Sheydeld7110/
Schidell717/
Schejdel715/
Scheadel712/
Scheudel712/
Shhiedel711/
Shiedell711/
Seuedell711/
Sheddell711/
Schuedel711/
Shaidele711/
Scheidelova711/
Scheydel711/
Seidigli711/
Schediel711/
Schaidel710/
Cediel674,202/
Djidel673,535/
Schedl671,467/
Zaidel67988/
Shadel67925/
Saidil67489/
Zidell67207/
Szydel67176/
Gejdel67146/
Sydell67131/
Saudel67101/
Saydel67100/
Zhidel67100/
Szadel6798/
Sadiel6779/
Cedell6775/
Chedel6767/
Geydel6766/
Zedell6763/
Zeydel6762/
Gedell6756/
Zidele6751/
Sadell6745/
Jaidel6745/
Saddel6744/
Chidel6741/
Schidl6741/
Sadeel6740/
Jidell6738/
Sajdel6732/
Cidell6727/
Sziedl6724/
Zeddel6722/
Sedlet6721/
Jeydel6717/
Ceadel6716/
Seydelova6716/
Gidell6715/
Zejdel6715/
Jedell6714/
Giadel6714/
Zeidil6712/
Schiddell6710/
Giddel6710/
Szeydl679/
Sadoel678/
Saadel677/
Djedel677/
Gideel677/
Szedelová675/
Zeidelová675/
Giedel675/
Seydil675/
Soudel674/
Cesdel674/
Sheydl673/
Sedill673/
Sheddl672/
Citdel672/
Saiadl672/
Ziedel672/
Schaeddel672/
Zediel672/
Shaidl672/
Seidilova671/
Geddel671/
Gedelt671/
Gideld671/
Gidele671/
Schiedell671/
Sidlet671/
Suydel671/
Shidil671/
Dgidel671/
Siadil671/
Zasdel671/
Zedeld671/
Zoidel671/
Zsédel671/
Soydel671/
Sahdel671/
Saedil671/
Sajedl671/
Cejdel671/
Seddil671/
Saduel671/
Saidelova671/
Satdel671/
Siedil671/
Sidleh671/
Sheedl671/
Jasdel671/
Sydele670/
Sadael670/
Ceydel670/
Gisdel670/

Seidel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seidel in the Arabic language
زايدلzaydl-

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