Where Does The Last Name Zelf Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Zelf is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelf? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Zelf is the 4,532,898^th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Zelf are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661^st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,299,014. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 54 percent are found, Drenthe, where 8 percent are found and Limburg, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Zelf occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.