van Zele Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
van Zele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 503 | 1:22,856 | 3,596 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
van Zele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Zele Come From? nationality or country of origin
van Zele is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of van Zele.
How Common Is The Last Name van Zele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 591,720th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. van Zele occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Zele live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name van Zele is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 503 people, or 1 in 22,856. In Belgium van Zele is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.
van Zele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of van Zele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Zele last name grew 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Zeele | 94 | 45 | / |
| van Zelle | 94 | 2 | / |
| van Zeile | 94 | 0 | / |
| van Zeyl | 88 | 238 | / |
| van Zile | 88 | 197 | / |
| van Gele | 88 | 161 | / |
| van Zeil | 88 | 67 | / |
| van Sele | 88 | 16 | / |
| van Zale | 88 | 14 | / |
| van Zyle | 88 | 4 | / |
| van Zeijl | 82 | 671 | / |
| van Zaale | 82 | 18 | / |
| van Seale | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Celie | 82 | 1 | / |
| von Zehle | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Zuyle | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Zeyll | 82 | 1 | / |
| van Ziles | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Celet | 82 | 0 | / |
| von Zeil | 75 | 12 | / |
| Van-Gele | 75 | 4 | / |
| Van-Zile | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Sile | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Zylé | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Zhyl | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Syle | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Zili | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Scheele | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Coile | 71 | 83 | / |
| van Geijl | 71 | 11 | / |
| van Jille | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Zylyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Zuijl | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Coyle | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Seles | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Gesel | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Gisel | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Gessel | 67 | 1,377 | / |
| van Gijsel | 67 | 473 | / |
| van Geysel | 67 | 23 | / |
| von Seeler | 67 | 20 | / |
| van Caille | 67 | 17 | / |
| von Schele | 67 | 5 | / |
| van Coille | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 van Zele
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis