Zehnder Surname

49,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Zehnder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zehnder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5,6591:1,451115
United States2,4191:149,83815,427
Germany1,2001:67,0888,565
Argentina3421:124,98110,556
France1351:492,02069,079
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Peru951:334,57011,825
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Chile421:419,44011,239
Australia371:729,61448,196
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Austria251:340,61736,996
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
England71:7,959,723202,100
Panama51:782,45211,059
Wales41:773,63329,106
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vatican City11:1174
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Zehnder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zehnder is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zehnder? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,793rd most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 706,021 people. The last name Zehnder is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Zehnder live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 5,659 people, or 1 in 1,451. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 25 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 22 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 10 percent are found. Barring Switzerland this surname exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Zehnder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zehnder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zehnder surname rose 2,179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zehnder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Zehnder surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Zehnder surname are 3.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zehnder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 238.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 65,632 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.22% more than the national average, earning R 433,020 per year; in United States they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $48,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $53,771 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zehender93758/
Zender923,684/
Zeender86229/
Czender8629/
Ziender864/
Zendher862/
Cehnder860/
Zchender801/
Cender77815/
Zinder77524/
Zynder7742/
Zänder7728/
Zünder7719/
Čender7710/
Zendir774/
Szczender7525/
Chender71707/
Czinder71439/
Cendier7159/
Chinder7149/
Tsender7116/
Tzinder713/
Scender711/
Chünder711/
Tzynder711/
Chindere6724/
Tseender671/
Chendere671/

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Zehnder 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
  • 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 Zehnder
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