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 in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zehl? popularity and diffusion

Zehl is the 620,716th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Zehl reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 236,086. In Germany Zehl is most numerous in: Saxony, where 18 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Hesse, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Zehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zehl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zehl surname rose 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zehl surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political 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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