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 occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Szél. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Szel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 629,292nd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name Szel is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Szel reside; 84 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 63,739. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Cluj County, where 32 percent are found, Bihor County, where 28 percent are found and Harghita County, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Romania Szel is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 10 percent are found and Hungary, where 8 percent are found.

Szel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Szel surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the 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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  • 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 Szel
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