Zakelj Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Zakelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zakelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Australia411:658,43245,385
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Žakelj (618) are calculated separately.

Zakelj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zakelj occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Žakelj. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zakelj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,589,322nd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname Zakelj is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Zakelj are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Zakelj is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States Zakelj is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 69 percent live, Indiana, where 8 percent live and Colorado, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 19 percent live.

Zakelj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zakelj surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the party.

Zakelj earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.58% more than the national average, earning $51,599 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žakelj94618/
Jakelj83174/
Zakele83159/
Zakela8335/
Zakeli8323/
Zakely8322/
Zakheli77170/
Zakhele77131/
Zakaele771/
Zakiele771/
Zakeela771/
Dzhakeli7150/
Dzhakely7116/
Dzakolaj712/
Shakeelj711/
Zak'hele711/
Zekeli67591/
Sakela67462/
Sekelj67425/
Sakele67232/
Zekele67172/
Zakila67121/
Zakali6776/
Sakely6764/
Sakeli6764/
Jakeli6741/
Zakole6736/
Jakele6724/
Zakale6718/
Sakalj6717/
Zakili6714/
Zakoli678/
Zokalj677/
Zakile676/
Čakalj675/
Zokele675/
Čokelj672/
Zekolj671/
Zakyla671/
Zadkheili671/
Cakela671/
Šakele671/
Cakely670/

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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 Zakelj
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