Szel Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Szel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3151:63,7397,673
Poland501:760,17561,940
Hungary411:239,42119,309
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Szél (2,706) are calculated separately.

Szel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Szel is most common in Romania. It can also be rendered as: Szél. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Szel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 629,292nd most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name Szel occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Szel live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 63,739. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Cluj County, where 32 percent reside, Bihor County, where 28 percent reside and Harghita County, where 21 percent reside. Barring Romania this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 10 percent reside and Hungary, where 8 percent reside.

Szel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Szel last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Szel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 30.49% less than the national average, earning $29,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 69.52% more than the national average, earning $84,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szél922,706/
Szell89681/
Szelp8984/
Sziel8949/
Szeel895/
Sel8614,300/
Zel861,549/
Szellő80151/
Shzeel801/
Sell7531,656/
Zell7510,179/
Seel759,341/
Selt756,479/
Sael752,690/
Seul752,576/
Shel752,461/
Suel752,266/
Sehl751,581/
Soel75745/
Siel75593/
Zeel75210/
Szil7595/
Szyl7576/
Seld7575/
Selp7541/
Selh7528/
Zsel7511/
Selø759/
Sjel753/
Sesl753/
Øzel752/
Hzel751/
Szhl751/
Xsel751/
Ssel751/
Hsel751/
Sxel751/
Xzel751/
Scel750/
Szelová733/
Szelova731/
Shell6720,926/
Sheel6712,626/
Selph673,698/
Széll673,518/
Schel67852/
Siehl67828/
Suell67689/
Soell67447/
Åsell67353/
Soehl67252/
Scell67224/
Seelt6782/
Szyld6769/
Zsell6768/
Szill6753/
Saell6744/
Segli6743/
Suehl6732/
Sield6721/
Szyll6720/
Scelp6717/
Seell6717/
Sceel6710/
Seldt679/
Seull678/
Selpp677/
Sseel677/
Seehl676/
Sjeel676/
Sehlå674/
Jsell673/
Seuhl672/
Selld672/
Seelh672/
Sciel672/
Sielt671/
Jseel671/
Seesl671/
Selbp671/
Seltt671/
Sellh671/
Selll671/
Jssel671/
Shıel671/
Sehll671/
Hzeel671/
Xzehl671/
Sjelh671/
Sellő671/

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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
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  • 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 Szel
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