Zanella Surname

25,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Zanella Surname User-submission:

Zanella derives from the Italian name Giovanni (John), shortened as Gianni. In Venetian and related dialects, Gianni is softened to Zanni, or Zani. From here derive such surnames as Zanetto (=Giannetto, i.e. little John), Zanetta, Zanetti, Zanette, Zanello, and the composite Zampieri (=Giampiero, i.

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Zanella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil12,7201:16,830843
Italy3,3531:18,2393,130
Mexico1,1801:105,1923,836
United States1,0641:340,65730,669
Argentina7691:55,5834,693
France5221:127,24719,388
Venezuela3871:78,0473,174
Switzerland2871:28,6164,368
Australia1691:159,73816,670
Belgium1591:72,30611,538
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Spain571:820,21133,492
England551:1,013,05650,089
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
Ecuador291:548,47711,265
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Austria211:405,49741,758
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
China41:341,830,39216,990
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Zanella (590) may also be a first name.

Zanella Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Zanella derives from the Italian name Giovanni (John), shortened as Gianni. In Venetian and related dialects, Gianni is softened to Zanni, or Zani. From here derive such surnames as Zanetto (=Giannetto, i.e. little John), Zanetta, Zanetti, Zanette, Zanello, and the composite Zampieri (=Giampiero, i.e. John+Peter), and many other similar forms.

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Zanella Last Name Facts

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

Zanella (Russian: Занелла) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zanella? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,452nd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 344,077 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Zanella live; 66 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Luso-South America. Zanella is also the 344,405th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 590 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 12,720 people, or 1 in 16,830. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 29 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 26 percent live and São Paulo, where 18 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent live and Mexico, where 6 percent live.

Zanella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zanella has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 106,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zanella Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zanella surname are 6.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zanella earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.54% less than the national average, earning €24,762 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.81% more than the national average, earning R 332,244 per year; in United States they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $45,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.16% more than the national average, earning $57,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zannella93564/
Zanellat932/
Zanoella932/
Zanellas931/
Zanellla931/
Zaniella931/
Dzhanella881/
Zanelli8610,330/
Canella865,554/
Zanello863,833/
Sanella86213/
Zanelly86121/
Janella8679/
Zenella8618/
Zanelle8614/
Zanilla866/
Zonella861/
Zanla8326/
Cannella808,270/
Gianella802,070/
Zannelli80772/
Sagnella80613/
Sannella80518/
Cianella80325/
Zanoello80160/
Scanella80113/
Caniella8051/
Zainelli8034/
Zaniello8032/
Zanellis8015/
Jannella8013/
Chanella807/
Sanellas804/
Zanuelli804/
Caneella803/
Zannello803/
Zanielli803/
Sanaella802/
Janellas802/
Saneulla801/
Jeanella801/
Samnella801/
Canellia801/
Caunella801/
Shanella801/
Zanellii801/
Saniella801/
Zannelly801/
Canlla77491/
Janlla7723/
Zanlia779/
Sanlla771/
Zainla771/
Giannella751,930/
Scannella751,305/
Ciannella75474/
Zanniello75139/
Sanneella7544/
Channella7527/
Zaenillah7518/
Dzhanelli752/
Shaniella752/
Sainellah751/
Gianellia751/
Giatnella751/
Cannellla751/
Chanellah751/
Zangnelli751/
Zannielly751/
Janelle712,187/
Canelli711,444/
Canello711,434/
Sanelli711,294/
Janelli71509/
Canilla71368/
Janello71248/
Canelle71219/
Zainlia71151/
Sainela7198/
Zhanlai7155/
Senella7151/
Sanilla7143/
Cañella7140/
Sanello7139/
Zonelli7137/
Zaineli7135/
Cianela7130/
Janilla7129/
Conella7115/
Channeella7114/
Sanelle7114/
Canllya7110/
Zonilla718/
Zainele713/
Jonella713/
Seanela713/
Saneullaha711/
Zonello711/
Zahnlay711/
Sagginella711/
Hgianellad711/
Sanylla711/
Zanillo711/
Gianelli674,283/
Gianello672,069/
Janla67967/
Sannelli67625/
Cannelli67530/
Jannelli67457/
Zanli67307/
Sanla67297/
Zamla67280/
Cannilla67269/
Cannelle67246/
Jannello67238/
Sannilla67227/
Connella67217/
Jannelle67169/
Scanelli67103/
Cannello67102/
Gianelle6794/
Caniello6785/
Canla6759/
Zanle6754/
Zanly6748/
Zaniollo6725/
Sainilla6714/
Jeanelle6712/
Zaniolli6710/
Canellio678/
Zongilla677/
Sangilla675/
Chanilla675/
Scanello674/
Sanuulla673/
Zonla673/
Ciannela673/
Zanlo673/
Cainelle673/
Cannelly672/
Cianello672/
Canelloi672/
Gionella672/
Sanuelle672/
Sanuelli671/
Sangeela671/
Caneelle671/
Chanllai671/
Coneella671/
Zonnelly671/
Sognella671/
Shainela671/
Cainello671/
Chanello671/
Jamnello671/
Jeanello671/
Scanilla671/
Djanilla671/
Canillia671/
Jeanelli671/
Janelles671/
Canelley670/
Conellay670/
Gianilla670/

Zanella Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zanella in the Russian language
Занеллаzanella-

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