Zehlen Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Zehlen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Zehlén (11) are calculated separately.
Zehlen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zehlen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zehlen is found most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant: Zehlén. For other potential spellings of Zehlen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zehlen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Zehlen is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Zehlen reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Zehlen is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Zehlen is most numerous in: Hesse, where 75 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zehlén | 94 | 11 | / |
| Zelen | 91 | 1,121 | / |
| Zeelen | 83 | 623 | / |
| Zahlen | 83 | 186 | / |
| Zielen | 83 | 139 | / |
| Zohlen | 83 | 108 | / |
| Zoelen | 83 | 68 | / |
| Czelen | 83 | 50 | / |
| Zeilen | 83 | 38 | / |
| Zelien | 83 | 29 | / |
| Zhalen | 83 | 19 | / |
| Zeleen | 83 | 14 | / |
| Zealen | 83 | 12 | / |
| Zehlin | 83 | 7 | / |
| Zhelen | 83 | 6 | / |
| Cehlen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tzelen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zhehlyn | 77 | 4 | / |
| Czelenk | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zhahlen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zhiluen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaeleen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zihleen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zahllen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Çelen | 73 | 16,604 | / |
| Celen | 73 | 1,521 | / |
| Zelin | 73 | 1,092 | / |
| Zilen | 73 | 130 | / |
| Zalen | 73 | 106 | / |
| Zolen | 73 | 65 | / |
| Zelín | 73 | 17 | / |
| Zeleń | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zylen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhilin | 67 | 10,490 | / |
| Ceelen | 67 | 1,775 | / |
| Zhylyn | 67 | 1,574 | / |
| Zieleń | 67 | 537 | / |
| Cielen | 67 | 393 | / |
| Czeleń | 67 | 359 | / |
| Chelen | 67 | 294 | / |
| Zuylen | 67 | 161 | / |
| Chilen | 67 | 130 | / |
| Zielin | 67 | 126 | / |
| Cehlin | 67 | 114 | / |
| Zuilen | 67 | 99 | / |
| Zallen | 67 | 86 | / |
| Zilien | 67 | 85 | / |
| Zhalin | 67 | 81 | / |
| Zholin | 67 | 67 | / |
| Tselen | 67 | 64 | / |
| Celien | 67 | 63 | / |
| Zhylin | 67 | 23 | / |
| Celeen | 67 | 21 | / |
| Czelin | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zhelin | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zaalen | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zollen | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zahlin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ceylen | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zohlin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zyhlyn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zalien | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zeulin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zaleen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zailen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zeilin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Czełen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeylin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhelehen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zholyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaelin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeelin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Zehlen
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