Zeeland Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zeeland Surname User-submission:

The surname Zealand or Zeeland means 'one who came from Zealand, Denmark'.

Zeeland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Zeeland (28) may also be a first name.

Zeeland Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Zealand or Zeeland means 'one who came from Zealand, Denmark'.

- dinn315

Zeeland Last Name Facts

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

Zeeland is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeeland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 872,430th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The last name Zeeland is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Zeeland reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 28 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 351,803. In South Africa Zeeland is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and North West, where 7 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 41 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Zeeland Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zeeland earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.16% less than the national average, earning R 125,568 per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeland9290/
Zeelan9226/
Seeland861,374/
Zealand861,083/
Zetland8654/
Zeyland8618/
Czeland8618/
Zieland8617/
Zaeland866/
Szeland861/
Zeelaan861/
Zelan83499/
Seelandt80102/
Seesland804/
Zeijland802/
Zeitland801/
Zeilands801/
Zealland801/
Sheeland800/
Seetland800/
Seelan774,285/
Seland77806/
Zeylan77644/
Geland77485/
Jeelan77284/
Celand77101/
Zaland7793/
Zoland7781/
Zhelan7752/
Zetlan7746/
Zelant7734/
Zelahn7720/
Zelane7715/
Zelang7714/
Zeilan7713/
Zelyan7710/
Zielan779/
Zelhan779/
Ceelan778/
Zeulan776/
Zeelon774/
Zelian773/
Zelanc771/
Zelain771/
Jeland771/
Zealan771/
Zeelam771/
Zelean770/
Scheeland7552/
Jeuland711,245/
Sieland71725/
Zeliang71626/
Zelante71522/
Ceyland71319/
Gesland71317/
Gelandt71168/
Gieland71153/
Jheelan71142/
Zielant71142/
Sealand71125/
Saeland7191/
Jetland7190/
Zetlyan7144/
Sehland7137/
Zeilane7135/
Gejland7128/
Zetlian7120/
Seiland7116/
Zolland7115/
Zeitlan7115/
Seelyan7115/
Zeilang7110/
Soeland718/
Zalland717/
Ågeland716/
Geyland715/
Sheland715/
Seelean715/
Setland715/
Gelantd715/
Seyland714/
Zelaing714/
Jeelaan714/
Selandt713/
Zelatin713/
Cieland712/
Zeliane712/
Zailand712/
Zceylan711/
Jeelant711/
Jeelasn711/
Zeylane711/
Seelann711/
Zuiland711/
Søeland711/
Seelaan711/
Zhelang711/
Cheland711/
Jeiland711/
Jesland710/
Zelhahn710/
Selan6719,384/
Gelan6717,138/
Celan675,509/
Zilan671,449/
Hægeland67374/
Jelan67316/
Geasland67211/
Hjetland67202/
Scheland67149/
Tjetland67112/
Chetland67104/
Zohlandt67100/
Zehelein6791/
Shetland6773/
Zelon6773/
Shelland6756/
Dzheylan6752/
Zylan6751/
Sehlandt6733/
Zelam6722/
Zeitlian6717/
Zelanova679/
Zallandt679/
Zhelondz678/
Zheliang678/
Settland676/
Gehtland675/
Zhelatin674/
Zhelahyn674/
Dzhelyan673/
Dzheilan673/
Seland's672/
Jethland672/
Zelangue671/
Zeilante671/
Cheyland671/
Seatland671/
Zeeloung671/
Gielandt671/
Chesland670/
Sijeland670/
Coweland670/
Sethland670/

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Zeeland Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zeeland
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