Zelli Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Albania

Zelli Surname User-submission:

It comes from the Latin word agellum, 'small farm, campicello' and also from toponyms like Aielli (Aq), Aiello Calabro (Cs), Aiello del Friuli (Ud), Aiello del Sabato (Av) and many others. Very probably the first ones who brought this surname in the Middle Ages were small landowners.

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Zelli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7661:79,83913,950
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Albania831:35,1095,213
England331:1,688,42669,999
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
France261:2,554,720189,486
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Zelli (205) may also be a first name.

Zelli Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from the Latin word agellum, 'small farm, campicello' and also from toponyms like Aielli (Aq), Aiello Calabro (Cs), Aiello del Friuli (Ud), Aiello del Sabato (Av) and many others. Very probably the first ones who brought this surname in the Middle Ages were small landowners.

There are traces of this cognomization since the twelfth century: Matteo d'Ajello was in the second half of 1100 notable at the service of the Norman sovereigns. A prominent figure of the second half of the 1500s was the painter Antonio Ajello, native of Rivello (Pz). Also remember Massimo D'Azeglio of the feudal family of Tapparelli, well-known writer and politician of the Italian Risorgimento.

The surname Aiello is typical of Southern Italy, very widespread especially in Campania, Sicily and Calabria.

Aielli, probably originally from the province of Pescara, has a stock in the Roman and Latin regions as well.

Ajello, more rare, has a Roman stock, one in the Neapolitan and one in the Messina area. D'Ajello, very rare, is Neapolitan.

D'Aiello is, in addition to the Neapolitan, also and above all of Caserta, with a strain also in Palermo.

Daielli, Ajelli and Dajelli, particularly rare, should be relatively recent and are probably the result of incorrect transcripts in the registers of northern Italy.

Azeglio and D'Azeglio, very rare, are Piedmontese.

Zelli is present in Tuscany, Lombardy and the Po Valley.

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Zelli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zelli occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 299,328th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,733,710 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Zelli live; 60 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 632,267th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 205 people.

The surname Zelli is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 766 people, or 1 in 79,839. In Italy Zelli is most common in: Lazio, where 81 percent reside, Tuscany, where 10 percent reside and Umbria, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Italy this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Zelli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zelli are 40.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zelli earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 10.83% less than the national average, earning €26,779 per year and in United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,961 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuelli91490/
Zellei91193/
Zellis91151/
Zellit91112/
Zellie9191/
Zellia9139/
Zielli9122/
Zeulli9121/
Tzelli914/
Zoelli911/
Zellih911/
Czelli911/
Zellai911/
Zlli891/
Zellich8361/
Szellei8316/
Dzhelli835/
Zelliss831/
Zellitt831/
Zeellie831/
Celli8011,450/
Gelli807,766/
Zilli807,623/
Selli803,594/
Zella802,964/
Zelle801,920/
Jelli80883/
Zelly80131/
Zülli8078/
Zylli801/
Zölli801/
Szellist7711/
Zelleizs771/
Zli75103/
Zeller7347,974/
Chelli7311,129/
Sellai731,823/
Cellai731,801/
Gellis731,070/
Jellis73757/
Szelle73535/
Sellis73526/
Sellie73465/
Cellie73355/
Zelley73303/
Ziella73303/
Sellei73292/
Gellai73289/
Zelles73230/
Cellio73206/
Zoelle73205/
Shelli73182/
Djelli73161/
Czilli73144/
Zöllei73143/
Szilli73142/
Zellay73120/
Cellia73103/
Cellis73102/
Zillio7395/
Sielli7391/
Szella7379/
Zhilli7365/
Scelli7359/
Zsilli7351/
Zillis7350/
Gellei7350/
Sellia7342/
Zellet7341/
Cielli7337/
Zellea7324/
Suelli7322/
Zillie7321/
Czella7310/
Selliy739/
Gellih739/
Zillia738/
Šellei738/
Cselli738/
Zuelle736/
Celliz736/
Zelleh736/
Zielle735/
Sellit735/
Sellio735/
Zellez734/
Jeelli734/
Sellih734/
Tselli734/
Seelli733/
Jellit733/
Zellys733/
Gellit732/
Saelli732/
Zellya732/
Cellii731/
Zellaj731/
Sellid731/
Seulli731/
Zellee731/
Sehlli731/
Zillai731/
Jellai731/
Szellé731/
Gielli731/
Cellei731/
Zllait731/
Sellii731/
Zaelly731/
Gelloi731/
Jellip730/
Zielly730/
Djellid671,690/
Djellit671,527/
Chellis67752/
Zillich67749/
Zloi67479/
Djellai67401/
Chellai67310/
Zielley67278/
Zsellér67188/
Chellih67187/
Gioelli67145/
Züllich67114/
Zlei67106/
Cellich6762/
Jellish6761/
Zöllich6752/
Zlia6751/
Zsöllei6751/
Jelliss6750/
Schelli6749/
Czellér6747/
Zieller6728/
Jellich6727/
Szelley6724/
Selliås6722/
Zseller6716/
Gellish6716/
Zlai6716/
Zlyi6713/
Zellaha6712/
Chellit6711/
Sellaih6710/
Gellisz6710/
Jlli6710/
Zsillei678/
Cheelli675/
Szelles675/
Zellaya675/
Zielles675/
Zliy674/
Zelletz674/
Siellis674/
Rzli674/
Zellauy674/
Clli674/
Dzhilli673/
Sellais673/
Selleis673/
Shelliy673/
Zlle673/
Zlie673/
Slli673/
Szillis673/
Chellio672/
Zlis672/
Zlla672/
Szelleiova672/
Sellieh672/
Siellie672/
Djellih672/
Tchelli672/
Szli672/
Hzli672/
Chellii671/
Czillia671/
Gellidd671/
Zoelley671/
Zelless671/
Zellett671/
Shellih671/
Shellui671/
Sellich671/
Thgelli671/
Zyllich671/
Zillieh671/
Chellid671/
Chehlli671/
Zlih671/
Zliz671/
Sellaia671/
Sellioğ671/
Tsellis671/
Gellais671/
Gyzelle671/
Czéllai671/
Czellaj671/
Cellish671/
Zlit671/
Ciellie671/
Djellli671/
Shellli671/
Shellei671/
Zlii671/
Zlio671/
Zllj671/
Zhli671/
Xzli671/
Dzli671/
Chellui671/
Gellich671/
Gellitt670/
Hzielle670/
Zillois670/
Jellitt670/
Gellois670/
Zhelley670/

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