Zagel Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zagel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zagel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5821:138,32616,792
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
France121:5,535,227269,324
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Zägel (112) & Žagel (9) are calculated separately.

Zagel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zagel (Russian: Загель) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Zägel or Žagel. For other potential spellings of Zagel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zagel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 453,909th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,755,751 people. The last name Zagel is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Zagel are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Zagel is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 138,326. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 96 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 1 percent are found and Hamburg, where 1 percent are found. Not including Germany Zagel occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Zagel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zagel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zagel last name increased 495 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zagel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zagel last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% registered with the party.

Zagel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.97% more than the national average, earning $62,120 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zägel93112/
Žagel939/
Zaegel91576/
Zangel91119/
Zagiel9185/
Zaguel919/
Zhagel917/
Zageel911/
Zaggel911/
Zaghel911/
Zeagel911/
Zagelt911/
Zagl891/
Czagiel8320/
Zagiell831/
Zangl802,300/
Sagel802,161/
Zegel80898/
Zaghl80866/
Jagel80357/
Cagel80149/
Zagil80103/
Zaggl8096/
Zogel8086/
Zazel8055/
Zasel808/
Zaugl806/
Zajel805/
Zagyl802/
Zacel801/
Dziagiel7777/
Dzaegael771/
Zagelová771/
Sangel73848/
Ziegel73665/
Zangil73366/
Zachel73216/
Zegiel73189/
Čangel73164/
Zaziel73131/
Zeggel73110/
Scagel7393/
Saggel7387/
Saguel7382/
Cagiel7369/
Zakhel7369/
Zoggel7367/
Zeigel7364/
Jaghel7363/
Czégel7357/
Jagiel7348/
Saygel7339/
Siagel7333/
Seagel7333/
Sagell7324/
Szacel7324/
Sahgel7320/
Zaužel7313/
Czegel7312/
Zanggl7312/
Jagell7311/
Saghel7310/
Zhangl7310/
Saugel738/
Sageel737/
Shagel736/
Sagiel736/
Zhogel735/
Sañgel734/
Sagael734/
Czogel734/
Chagel734/
Saigel732/
Jaguel732/
Żagiel732/
Zadjel732/
Zogiel732/
Djagel732/
Zaghil732/
Saegel731/
Caugel731/
Jaygel731/
Zongel731/
Zazzel731/
Zegell731/
Zausel731/
Zajeel731/
Cagell731/
Jozgel731/
Zajcel731/
Zackgl731/
Sacgel731/
Szogel731/
Şangel731/
Sazael731/
Szagll731/
Zagleh731/
Zhegel731/
Zazell730/
Szczagiel7127/
Shangel67765/
Sanggel67434/
Sagl67433/
Sangeel67134/
Zakhele67131/
Djaghel6777/
Scagell6773/
Czogiel6761/
Shaghel6756/
Seagell6747/
Schagel6734/
Czegiel6726/
Zegl6719/
Jagl6717/
Zachele6713/
Zögl6712/
Caygell6711/
Tsangel679/
Sangell679/
Chaguel678/
Sanghel677/
Chaugel674/
Shageel674/
Cagl673/
Saiguel673/
Saingel673/
Shaygel673/
Zasl672/
Zacl672/
Zakheel672/
Caugell671/
Zeigele671/
Zachell671/
Siagell671/
Shaguel671/
Zaglova671/
Zouguel671/
Sahguel671/
Sagheel671/
Djagiel671/
Chagiel671/
Czaizel671/
Zajl671/
Zogl671/
Zeazell670/
Jaugiel670/
Shatgel670/
Chadgel670/
Scaggel670/

Zagel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zagel in the Russian language
Загельzagel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zagel
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