Zeelig Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zeelig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeelig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Zeelig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zeelig (Russian: Зеелиг) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeelig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zeelig is the 2,746,821st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Zeelig are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Zeelig is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 527,724. In The Netherlands Zeelig is mostly found in: North Holland, where 38 percent reside, North Brabant, where 25 percent reside and Limburg, where 19 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelig911,093/
Seelig836,453/
Zeilig8357/
Szelig8338/
Zeligs8333/
Ceelig833/
Zuelig831/
Zielig831/
Zaelig830/
Zuellig77159/
Zoellig7714/
Szeligh771/
Selig737,710/
Gelig733,346/
Zelik731,613/
Zelic73578/
Celig7375/
Čelig7369/
Zilig7344/
Zalig7320/
Zélig7319/
Zeliq734/
Jelig733/
Zolig731/
Zeligová711/
Szélig67239/
Zelikh67115/
Gehlig67114/
Szeligová6796/
Zhelik6784/
Zaulig6775/
Seylig6739/
Seligh6737/
Zcelik6736/
Zielik6735/
Zelick6727/
Dzelic6726/
Chelig6724/
Sheeleigh6722/
Zeilic6718/
Szelik6716/
Zeilik6715/
Czelik6712/
Sielig6711/
Gielig6710/
Sehlig6710/
Shelig677/
Zeylik676/
Setlig676/
Zçelik676/
Zollig675/
Zeleeg673/
Szeleg672/
Zeliqs672/
Soelig672/
Zeliuk672/
Seligg671/
Saelig671/
Zelics671/
Zaleeg671/
Seelic671/
Tselig671/
Zejlik671/
Czeligova671/
Geslig671/
Szylig671/
Sealig671/
Zselic671/
Zelike671/
Zeliek671/
Selieg670/
Seilig670/

Zeelig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zeelig in the Russian language
Зеелигzeelig-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zeelig
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