Zell Surname

50,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zell Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Zell (church), a village in Switzerland.

Zell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,3891:18,3432,397
United States4,3341:83,6329,478
Australia3411:79,1669,228
France2381:279,08742,874
Sweden1691:58,2654,488
Austria1381:61,7069,592
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Israel541:158,47516,422
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
England441:1,266,32057,817
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Norway281:183,65321,594
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8131:61,7706,770

Zell (700) may also be a first name.

Zell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Zell (church), a village in Switzerland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Zell Last Name Facts

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

Zell (Russian: Зелл) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zell is the 50,405th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 715,939 people. The surname Zell is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Zell are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 312,341st most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 700 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 4,389 people, or 1 in 18,343. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent are found, Hesse, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany Zell occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Zell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 533 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zell last name are 13.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Zell earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.99% more than the national average, earning 429,104 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $47,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $53,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szell89681/
Zsell8968/
Zuell8959/
Czell8934/
Zoell8921/
Zhell898/
Zellt892/
Dzell891/
Zeull891/
Tzell891/
Ziell891/
Zel861,549/
Zll868/
Szellő80151/
Zeglil8010/
Trzell801/
Zehell801/
Cziell801/
Gyzell801/
Sell7531,656/
Gell754,258/
Cell752,917/
Zill752,810/
Zuel751,933/
Jell751,710/
Ziel751,679/
Zelt75765/
Zehl75495/
Szel75486/
Züll75465/
Zöll75444/
Tzel75426/
Zeel75210/
Zäll75189/
Zoel7585/
Zeld7585/
Czel7570/
Zeul7562/
Zael7538/
Dzel7525/
Xell7517/
Zhel7516/
Zsel7511/
Zelh752/
Øzel752/
Rzel751/
Zzll751/
Zjll751/
Zllh751/
Zllt751/
Zcll751/
Xzel751/
Xzll751/
Dzll751/
Hzel751/
Hzll751/
Zellová731/
Shell6720,926/
Széll673,518/
Chell673,271/
Ziehl671,384/
Suell67689/
Dziel67664/
Zuehl67477/
Soell67447/
Zuill67376/
Åsell67353/
Hızel67283/
Scell67224/
Tzeel67186/
Tjell67161/
Zl67104/
Szelp6784/
Szill6753/
Sziel6749/
Saell6744/
Zegli6741/
Zeltt6738/
Hjell6738/
Zällh6721/
Cziel6720/
Szyll6720/
Zeelt6719/
Seell6717/
Djell6715/
Seull678/
Giell676/
Ciell675/
Zillt675/
Szeel675/
Dzhel675/
Htzel674/
Jsell673/
Xcell673/
Zelph672/
Selld672/
Zeeld672/
Jeell671/
Drzel671/
Dzeel671/
Jellh671/
Sellh671/
Selll671/
Gyzel671/
Zeőld671/
Zsill671/
Sehll671/
Sellő671/
Czill671/
Dzuel671/
Zjeel671/
Zlljz671/
Xzehl671/
Hzcll671/
Hzeel671/
Txell670/
Zoehl670/
Rzill670/

Zell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zell in the Russian language
Зеллzell-

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