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

The last name Zelis is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Zélis, Zeliş or Želiš. Click here for other potential spellings of Zelis.

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

The surname is the 645,988^th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name Zelis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Zelis live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 31 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 781,395^th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 140 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 118,924. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Limburg, where 68 percent live, Utrecht, where 15 percent live and North Brabant, where 7 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Argentina, where 16 percent live.

Zelis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Zelis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zelis last name expanded 6,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelis Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Zelis surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.52% registered with the political party.

Zelis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $47,215 USD per year.