Zehl Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Zehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3411:236,08626,021
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Zehl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zehl is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zehl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 620,716th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Zehl live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 236,086. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 18 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Hesse, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Zehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zehl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zehl last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Zehl earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning $50,674 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziehl891,384/
Zuehl89477/
Zoehl890/
Zel861,549/
Zhl864/
Dzehel801/
Zehell801/
Zell7510,179/
Zuel751,933/
Ziel751,679/
Tzel75426/
Zühl75235/
Zeel75210/
Zoel7585/
Czel7570/
Zähl7560/
Zael7538/
Zöhl7528/
Dzel7525/
Zihl7519/
Zsel7511/
Øzel752/
Hzel751/
Zhhl751/
Cehl751/
Tzeel67186/
Zsell6768/
Zuell6759/
Chehl6746/
Zegli6741/
Czell6734/
Zoell6721/
Cziel6720/
Čehel6717/
Cehel677/
Htzel674/
Tzell671/
Hzeel671/
Dzeel671/
Ziell671/
Tsehl671/
Dsehl671/
Dzell671/
Dzuel671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Zehl
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