Zelissen Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zelissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2271:74,39312,605
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Zelissen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelissen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Zelissen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelissen? popularity and diffusion

Zelissen is the 1,020,242nd most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. Zelissen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Zelissen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 74,393. In The Netherlands Zelissen is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 77 percent are found, North Brabant, where 8 percent are found and Utrecht, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeileissen8924/
Gelissen881,379/
Selissen88168/
Celissen8842/
Jelissen8822/
Zelihsen8820/
Zelessen881/
Zelitsen881/
Gielissen82499/
Seliussen8214/
Gelisen808/
Selisen801/
Zelißen801/
Gilissen751,998/
Cilissen75225/
Jilissen7570/
Zilessen7526/
Selisaen751/
Zolisien751/
Zelesenk751/
Selissin751/
Selitsen751/
Zeislein751/
Silissen751/
Salissen751/
Selisson751/
Gielisen751/
Celisson751/
Gelissem751/
Zeline71218/
Zelein7120/
Zelene7120/
Zetlen7117/
Gielessen7116/
Zelgin719/
Selissant711/
Zelain711/
Zelesn711/
Jeylisson711/
Zelean710/
Gelişen67131/
Gelison67102/
Gelisan6793/
Zelezen6766/
Jilisen6757/
Zeilein6731/
Zelixon6727/
Zeitlen6722/
Zehlein6719/
Jelison6719/
Zetlein6715/
Gilisen6715/
Zilesen6714/
Gelißen6714/
Zelegne6711/
Jelisan6710/
Selison675/
Zalisan675/
Zelaing674/
Zheline673/
Solisen672/
Selicen671/
Selisin671/
Zelesin671/
Zelezin671/
Zelezon671/
Čeličen671/
Zelheen671/
Celison670/
Zelhent670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zelissen
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