Zanelli Surname

49,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Zanelli Surname User-submission:

Zanelli 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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Zanelli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,2001:9,8641,482
Brazil1,1301:189,4467,302
Argentina7141:59,8655,098
United States6281:577,16447,275
France5561:119,46518,050
Peru3181:99,9506,389
England2291:243,31019,878
Switzerland1141:72,0438,557
Uruguay1101:31,1983,594
Australia681:396,99632,204
Canada571:646,41452,764
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Chile431:409,68511,039
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Zanelli (173) may also be a first name.

Zanelli Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Zanelli 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.

- dhzanette

Zanelli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zanelli is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zanelli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,757th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 705,474 people. Zanelli occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Zanelli are found; 61 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent are found in Italic Europe. Zanelli is also the 694,534th most common first name in the world It is held by 173 people.

The surname Zanelli is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 6,200 people, or 1 in 9,864. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Emilia-Romagna, where 39 percent live, Lombardy, where 37 percent live and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 6 percent live. Aside from Italy it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Zanelli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zanelli has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zanelli last name rose 10,467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 763 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zanelli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zanelli are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zanelli earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.95% less than the national average, earning €27,343 per year; in Peru they earn 63.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,698 per year; in United States they earn 28.65% more than the national average, earning $55,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $54,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zannelli93772/
Zainelli9334/
Tzanelli9321/
Zanellis9315/
Zanuelli934/
Zanielli933/
Zanellii931/
Dzhanelli882/
Zangnelli881/
Zanella8621,180/
Canelli861,444/
Sanelli861,294/
Janelli86509/
Zanelly86121/
Zenelli8639/
Zonelli8637/
Zaineli8635/
Zanelle8614/
Zanli83307/
Gianelli804,283/
Cainelli801,649/
Cianelli80942/
Sannelli80625/
Zannella80564/
Cannelli80530/
Jannelli80457/
Sagnelli80389/
Scanelli80103/
Chanelli8017/
Zaniolli8010/
Canielli809/
Canelloi802/
Sanuelli801/
Canellia801/
Zanellla801/
Zaniella801/
Zannelly801/
Jeanelli801/
Zainli77398/
Zhanli77143/
Zanhli7787/
Zanlia779/
Janlli771/
Zianli771/
Zaynli771/
Giannelli759,966/
Scannelli75259/
Scainelli75182/
Ciannelli7551/
Gianellis7513/
Gianellia751/
Giaenelli751/
Dzhanella751/
Zannielly751/
Canella715,554/
Janelle712,187/
Conelli71317/
Canelle71219/
Sanella71213/
Zainlia71151/
Zhanlai7155/
Sonelli7147/
Canilli7129/
Giannellis7118/
Zeyneli7115/
Sanelle7114/
Cianeli7110/
Zanilla716/
Senelli715/
Sagginelli715/
Zeineli714/
Zainele713/
Sanilli713/
Jonelli712/
Sanelly712/
Şanilli711/
Canelly711/
Changeelli711/
Zonella711/
Zhanlei711/
Giannellli711/
Giannnelli711/
Zenelle711/
Zenilli711/
Zanlith711/
Gianlli711/
Şanli6740,332/
Canli6717,604/
Cannella678,270/
Sanli671,990/
Sannella67518/
Zamli67363/
Cianella67325/
Cannelle67246/
Jannelle67169/
Chanelly67140/
Janli67120/
Gianelle6794/
Chanelle6789/
Connelli6756/
Zanle6754/
Caniella6751/
Zanly6748/
Chanllio6741/
Shanelle6730/
Zanla6726/
Gionelli6721/
Jeanelle6712/
Sangilli674/
Sannilli673/
Caneella673/
Cainelle673/
Zeynilli673/
Cannelly672/
Zonli672/
Sanuelle672/
Jannilli672/
Sianelly672/
Sonnelli671/
Saineloi671/
Sagnelle671/
Caneelle671/
Canielle671/
Caunella671/
Chanllai671/
Zonnelly671/
Xanli671/
Zachenli671/
Sonuelli671/
Shanella671/
Çanli671/
Jounelli671/
Saniella671/
Gianilli671/
Chaineli671/
Zhanglie671/
Canillia671/
Jainneli671/
Janelles671/
Canelley670/
Shanelly670/

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