Szell Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Szell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2471:81,2879,547
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Australia731:369,80430,692
Canada471:783,94961,790
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Austria161:532,21549,801
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway101:514,22941,629
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Széll (3,518) are calculated separately.

Szell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Szell occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Széll. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 487,389th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Szell are found; 44 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 36 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 81,287. In Romania Szell is primarily found in: Cluj County, where 40 percent live, Alba County, where 27 percent live and Harghita County, where 15 percent live. Beside Romania this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Szell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Szell last name are 10.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Szell earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning 395,989 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.56% more than the national average, earning $55,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Széll933,518/
Szellő91151/
Sell8931,656/
Zell8910,179/
Szel89486/
Shell8020,926/
Suell80689/
Soell80447/
Åsell80353/
Scell80224/
Szelp8084/
Zsell8068/
Szill8053/
Sziel8049/
Saell8044/
Szyll8020/
Seell8017/
Seull808/
Szeel805/
Jsell803/
Selld802/
Sellh801/
Selll801/
Sehll801/
Sellő801/
Sel7514,300/
Zel751,549/
Schell7338,688/
Szüllő73108/
Shcell736/
Sheell736/
Sael'l731/
Shzeel731/
Shelll731/
Zehell731/
Siehll730/
Sciell730/
Seel679,341/
Syll679,294/
Sill679,196/
Selt676,479/
Cell672,917/
Zill672,810/
Szél672,706/
Sael672,690/
Seul672,576/
Shel672,461/
Suel672,266/
Söll671,936/
Sehl671,581/
Säll671,168/
Soel67745/
Schoell67668/
Siel67593/
Züll67465/
Zöll67444/
Zeel67210/
Zäll67189/
Schiell67185/
Szil6795/
Szyl6776/
Seld6775/
Süll6757/
Schuell6756/
Selp6741/
Selh6728/
Schaell6720/
Xell6717/
Zsel6711/
Selø679/
Sellowa679/
Scheell677/
Sesl673/
Szelová673/
Sjel673/
Øzel672/
Sellova672/
Sxel671/
Sellová671/
Szelova671/
Sűll671/
Ssel671/
Hsel671/
Szhl671/
Xzel671/
Shchell671/
Hzel671/
Sehelle671/
Schcell671/
Xsel671/
Scheull670/
Scel670/

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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 Szell
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