Zeal Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Zeal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Mr. Lower says, 'of Zeal, a parish in Devonshire, usually called Zeal Monachorum.' There is also South Zeal in the same county, and Zeals is a tithing in Wiltshire I find no early instance of this surname, and think it is more probably a variant of Seal.

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Zeal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
England1211:460,48030,233
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
India401:19,176,635286,670
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Wales111:281,32115,850
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Zeal (802) may also be a first name.

Zeal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Mr. Lower says, 'of Zeal, a parish in Devonshire, usually called Zeal Monachorum.' There is also South Zeal in the same county, and Zeals is a tithing in Wiltshire I find no early instance of this surname, and think it is more probably a variant of Seal.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Zeal (Devon), a voiced (West-Country) form of Seal, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Devonshire, usually called Zeal-Monachorum.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Zeal-Monachorum, a parish co. Devon; from L. cella, Gael, cill, a burying-ground, cell, chapel, grave; in local names in Ireland and Scotland, kill, kil.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Zeal Last Name Facts

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

Zeal is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zeal.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 416,195th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,717,160 people. The last name Zeal occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Zeal are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zeal is also the 288,921st most numerous first name internationally, held by 802 people.

The last name Zeal is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Other than Ghana Zeal exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Zeal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zeal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zeal last name expanded 611 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zeal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zeal are 38.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zeal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 57.59% less than the national average, earning $9,629,210 COP per year and in United States they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $45,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeale8963/
Zeall8950/
Zehal8913/
Zeaul894/
Zeeal894/
Dzeal892/
Zeyal891/
Zal868,138/
Zeyaul8018/
Zehall8012/
Zeaole802/
Zeyale801/
Szeale801/
Seal7546,578/
Zaal7510,262/
Zele754,919/
Zale754,608/
Szal752,000/
Zuel751,933/
Zahl751,820/
Jeal751,654/
Geal75786/
Zall75652/
Zalt75583/
Zail75475/
Zhal75378/
Zeil75338/
Rzal75321/
Zalh75300/
Zeel75210/
Ceal75190/
Zeyl7599/
Zoel7585/
Zial7563/
Zeul7562/
Zaul7554/
Zald7547/
Zatl7540/
Zetl7540/
Zael7538/
Tzal7519/
Dzal7516/
Zhel7516/
Zayl7514/
Zgal755/
Hzal754/
Zasl752/
Zyel752/
Zeol752/
Zelh752/
Zcal751/
Xeal751/
Zalå751/
Zçal751/
Zajl751/
Zjal751/
Zsal751/
Zalp751/
Zeahleh732/
Chzeale731/
Zehhale731/
Zaheeal731/
Zalle6733,371/
Seale6714,034/
Cheal678,860/
Zettl675,722/
Hızal672,728/
Zelle671,920/
Sejal671,844/
Seyal671,127/
Zeile67782/
Zuyel67723/
Zagli67673/
Zahal67636/
Geall67615/
Sehal67611/
Geale67560/
Zuehl67477/
Zayol67370/
Drzal67368/
Zahul67344/
Zaaal67333/
Seall67301/
Ziale67295/
Ziele67227/
Sheal67212/
Tzeel67186/
Jejal67148/
Ziyal67142/
Zajal67128/
Zajil67126/
Zeijl67122/
Zaahl67120/
Szall67115/
Zägel67112/
Zaale67105/
Dzele6799/
Zeisl6789/
Zihal6781/
Czele6775/
Zawel6774/
Dzhal6772/
Zuell6759/
Zauel6754/
Gealt6751/
Sziel6749/
Zayel6749/
Zitel6748/
Gealh6747/
Zajul6744/
Sceal6743/
Szaal6742/
Jeeal6740/
Dzial6740/
Cehal6734/
Zhuel6733/
Zayal6732/
Zajtl6731/
Zetel6728/
Dzetl6726/
Jeyal6726/
Tzall6725/
Zalph6725/
Zeule6725/
Zhale6723/
Zisel6723/
Zoell6721/
Cziel6720/
Geyal6719/
Hrzal6717/
Dzale6716/
Seual6716/
Zijal6716/
Gejal6715/
Czetl6715/
Zeyol6715/
Zatel6714/
Zowel6714/
Zeele6714/
Øzalp6714/
Zatil6713/
Jeall679/
Tziel679/
Zattl679/
Zasel678/
Zhell678/
Zyaal676/
Zhoel675/
Ceale675/
Zeitl675/
Zajel675/
Dzhel675/
Dzall675/
Jeale674/
Zeyle674/
Zalhe674/
Sieal674/
Zaial674/
Zouel674/
Zhall674/
Zaild673/
Cieal673/
Zaiul673/
Zeole673/
Zahll673/
Zeßel673/
Z'Hal672/
Zheol672/
Zhelt672/
Szail672/
Zajol672/
Zhiel672/
Geaul672/
Seeal672/
Seial672/
Zaatl672/
Ziaal672/
Szaul672/
Seaal672/
Zahlh672/
Zağlı671/
Jeaul671/
Szetl671/
Zyell671/
Zrzal671/
Zelhe671/
Zeoll671/
Zeull671/
Zeyalova671/
Zujal671/
Zhele671/
Zecil671/
Zeihl671/
Zasil671/
Zault671/
Zacel671/
Szgal671/
Sealh671/
Dzeel671/
Tzele671/
Zesil671/
Zeold671/
Zetyl671/
Zhelh671/
Zheyl671/
Zaiel671/
Zalhz671/
Zsale671/
Zzale671/
Zyhal671/
Szeil671/
Dzail671/
Dzuel671/
Rzalh671/
Zaaheeal671/
Zahyl671/
Zhayl671/
Zoyal671/
Zatll671/
Zhael671/
Zeilt671/
Geeal671/
Hzeel671/
Sealt670/
Geahl670/
Tseal670/
Ceald670/
Ceyal670/
Ceall670/
Seahl670/
Zaihl670/
Seald670/

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