Zel Surname

254,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Zel Surname User-submission:

From the German word "Seele" (read "zi-le") - meaning soul. Usually from a Yiddish dialect.

Zel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Ukraine2571:177,13124,282
Russia1741:828,29367,348
Poland1231:309,01436,525
Mexico1021:1,216,92414,589
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Turkey781:997,71145,291
Iran571:1,347,06255,719
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Kazakhstan361:491,18036,296
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
France131:5,109,440259,941
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Israel101:855,76354,181
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
India71:109,580,769786,157
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Žel (182), Zél (1) & Žél (1) are calculated separately.

Zel (1,290) may also be a first name.

Zel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the German word "Seele" (read "zi-le") - meaning soul. Usually from a Yiddish dialect.

- idanzel

Zel Last Name Facts

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

Zel (Russian: Зель) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Žel, Zél or Žél. For other potential spellings of Zel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zel? popularity and diffusion

Zel is the 254,831st most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,704,678 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Zel are found; 33 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 25 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Zel is also the 219,323rd most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 1,290 people.

The last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 251,191. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Zel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zel last name is chiefly Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Zel are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 46.94% registered with the party.

Zel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.02% more than the national average, earning $48,765 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žel89182/
Zél891/
Zell8610,179/
Zuel861,933/
Ziel861,679/
Zelt86765/
Zehl86495/
Szel86486/
Tzel86426/
Zeel86210/
Zeld8685/
Zoel8685/
Czel8670/
Zeul8662/
Zael8638/
Dzel8625/
Zhel8616/
Zsel8611/
Øzel862/
Zelh862/
Xzel861/
Rzel861/
Hzel861/
Zl80104/
Žél781/
Ziehl751,384/
Szell75681/
Dziel75664/
Zuehl75477/
Hızel75283/
Tzeel75186/
Szelp7584/
Zsell7568/
Zuell7559/
Sziel7549/
Zegli7541/
Zeltt7538/
Czell7534/
Zoell7521/
Cziel7520/
Zeelt7519/
Zhell758/
Szeel755/
Dzhel755/
Htzel754/
Zelph752/
Zellt752/
Zeeld752/
Dzell751/
Drzel751/
Zeull751/
Hzeel751/
Tzell751/
Dzeel751/
Xzehl751/
Zjeel751/
Dzuel751/
Zeőld751/
Ziell751/
Gyzel751/
Zoehl750/
Sel6714,300/
Gel675,068/
Zyl673,131/
Cel672,641/
Zil672,111/
Jel67439/
Zelova67239/
Zelová67161/
Szellő67151/
Šel6775/
Xel6752/
Rzl6711/
Zeglil6710/
Xzl6710/
Zll678/
Zcl677/
Szl677/
Hzl676/
Zjl676/
Zsl676/
Zlp676/
Dzl675/
Jzl675/
Zhl674/
Zlh674/
Zlt674/
Zld673/
Hőtzel673/
Zxl672/
Zzl672/
Zcheel671/
Dzehel671/
Trzell671/
Zehell671/
Ziegli671/
Zõl671/
Shzeel671/
Cziell671/
Gyzell671/

Zel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zel in the Russian language
Зельzel-

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