Zeller Surname

11,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zeller Surname Definition:

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

Zeller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21,8761:3,680401
United States14,3631:25,2363,177
Switzerland3,6891:2,226238
Austria2,4361:3,496350
France1,3961:47,5816,138
Australia6641:40,6565,236
Canada6581:55,9966,626
Hungary4891:20,0742,264
Argentina3531:121,08610,244
Dominican Republic2231:46,7842,447
Brazil2081:1,029,20436,297
Poland1821:208,83927,573
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
England1141:488,75531,416
Thailand881:802,708129,613
Italy881:694,96259,648
Ecuador741:214,9448,059
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
Romania621:323,83728,474
Israel541:158,47516,422
Spain501:935,04135,950
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Chile261:677,55715,745
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
Guam211:7,6251,143
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Norway131:395,56035,657
Belgium131:884,35769,774
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Liechtenstein101:3,838429
China81:170,915,1968,932
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Wales61:515,75523,171
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2661:22,1622,784

Zeller (77) may also be a first name.

Zeller 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

Zeller Last Name Facts

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

Zeller (Arabic: زيلر, Russian: Зеллер) occurs most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeller? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,705th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 151,906 people. The last name Zeller occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Zeller are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Zeller is also the 1,100,117th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 77 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 21,876 people, or 1 in 3,680. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 37 percent reside, Bavaria, where 31 percent reside and Hesse, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 80 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.

Zeller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zeller has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 570 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zeller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zeller last name are 17.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zeller earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,790 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.3% more than the national average, earning R 364,308 per year; in United States they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $47,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $51,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoeller923,404/
Zeiller92315/
Szeller92236/
Czeller92171/
Zieller9228/
Zseller9216/
Zellert928/
Zueller924/
Zaeller923/
Tzeller922/
Zellear922/
Zellere921/
Zellerz920/
Zelle911,920/
Zller9189/
Zoellaer862/
Zoellerr860/
Geller8319,357/
Zöller8310,278/
Zeiler838,510/
Seller835,998/
Ziller834,593/
Celler83612/
Jeller83314/
Zelley83303/
Zetler83247/
Zelles83230/
Zoelle83205/
Zellei83193/
Xeller83129/
Zellie8391/
Zejler8369/
Zellet8341/
Zealer8325/
Zellea8324/
Zeyler8321/
Šeller8313/
Zøller838/
Zeeler837/
Zyller837/
Zuelle836/
Zielle835/
Zellez834/
Zäller832/
Zellee831/
Szller831/
Zellerová8049/
Zler8015/
Zellerova808/
Zlle803/
Zeitler7711,483/
Sellier778,570/
Gellert777,608/
Cellier777,567/
Zettler773,869/
Sheller771,855/
Szyller77572/
Tseller77559/
Zielley77278/
Zsellér77188/
Sziller77152/
Soeller77131/
Cellere77128/
Zillger7795/
Gellerd7786/
Cheller7770/
Czellér7747/
Sieller7742/
Sellger7742/
Sellere7730/
Zietler7727/
Geyller7726/
Cziller7726/
Sellert7725/
Zillier7725/
Zillert7722/
Gellere7721/
Seeller7716/
Gieller7715/
Zeijler777/
Hgeller776/
Zielles775/
Zelletz774/
Zedtler773/
Selleer772/
Zeihler772/
Saeller772/
Sueller772/
Ceuller771/
Zoelley771/
Zelless771/
Zellett771/
Zeilere771/
Sceller771/
Sehller771/
Zeytler771/
Zeellie771/
Seuller771/
Hzielle770/
Celleer770/
Cellear770/
Zhelley770/
Czellerová755/
Jelle7324,010/
Gelle7320,268/
Selle7310,233/
Celle733,677/
Zella732,964/
Zelli731,271/
Zille731,160/
Ziler73307/
Zelly73131/
Zölle7388/
Zülle7365/
Zälle7338/
Szler737/
Sller733/
Zyler733/
Želle733/
Zlehr731/
Zllee731/
Zsler731/
Zylle731/
Scheller7117,537/
Scellier71795/
Sheeller7135/
Scieller7129/
Zeidtler7123/
Szillier7118/
Seelleur7118/
Sellherr718/
Sielleur717/
Chellere715/
Zeithler712/
Celleher712/
Zeittler712/
Gelleher711/
Chellert711/
Ciesller711/
Zelleizs711/
Sellgeer711/
Seheller711/
Shceller711/
Seellier711/
Shellere711/
Ziettler710/
Gellhere710/
Siller6712,232/
Giller674,167/
Jelley673,644/
Schueller673,496/
Selley672,362/
Hjelle672,154/
Zilles671,761/
Schoeller671,698/
Gelles671,054/
Zayler67752/
Getler67592/
Gellér67556/
Zuelli67490/
Çiller67473/
Sellie67465/
Söller67425/
Ciller67418/
Jeelle67396/
Tjelle67367/
Gellez67347/
Gelley67339/
Schellert67326/
Ziella67303/
Sellei67292/
Selleh67259/
Geyler67250/
Gellet67221/
Zihler67181/
Celley67180/
Zajler67160/
Soelle67157/
Zellis67151/
Gellee67148/
Zsille67144/
Zöllei67143/
Jelles67130/
Zellay67120/
Zellit67112/
Zailer67109/
Djelle6797/
Süller6784/
Schaeller6779/
Jöller6772/
Cellerová6767/
Scelle6753/
Gellei6750/
Çöller6747/
Syller6741/
Zellia6739/
Jiller6735/
Jeiler6734/
Sielle6733/
Zilley6731/
Šellerová6724/
Zielli6722/
Zeulli6721/
Zillie6721/
Zitler6721/
Sellee6721/
Gejler6720/
Zle6719/
Suelle6714/
Sellea6714/
Cöller6713/
Gielle6712/
Gellée6711/
Saelle679/
Zölley678/
Gyzler676/
Zillet675/
Søller675/
Zölles675/
Schieller674/
Celleh674/
Jelled674/
Jellet673/
Zytler673/
Jellez673/
Zellys673/
Sellir672/
Schellier672/
Jetler672/
Zellya672/
Xiller672/
Sűller672/
Seelle672/
Sellerová672/
Cellerova672/
Zyhler672/
Ceelle671/
Cehlle671/
Jeyler671/
Hselle671/
Htzler671/
Zoelli671/
Zellaj671/
Shcellger671/
Scheeller671/
Jellee671/
Jøller671/
Jüller671/
Zellih671/
Zillerová671/
Dzille671/
Cellei671/
Zellai671/
Zuyler671/
Zaelly671/
Zuiler671/
Zillez671/
Cellee671/
Zielly670/
Zoiler670/
Hzlier670/
Zedtlr670/
Jllert670/
Zuille670/

Zeller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zeller in the Russian language
Зеллерzeller-
Zeller in the Arabic language
زيلرzylr-

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