Zelm Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Zelm Last Name Facts

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

Zelm is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zelm is the 968,490th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Zelm live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States Zelm is most common in: Wisconsin, where 35 percent are found, Minnesota, where 13 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Zelm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zelm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zelm last name grew 1,006 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zelm surname are 9.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.76% being registered with the party.

Zelm earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $45,227 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelme892/
Zlm8612/
Dzelme80371/
Zeglim802/
Zilm751,480/
Gelm75730/
Selm75720/
Jelm7597/
Celm7527/
Zylm7525/
Hzlm752/
Jzlm752/
Zlmh752/
Rzlm751/
Zzlm751/
Zjlm751/
Xelm751/
Hjelm676,456/
Çelme67315/
Selme67259/
Gelme67148/
Chelm67117/
Zilme67106/
Tselm6732/
Cellm6722/
Saelm6715/
Celme6712/
Gehlm679/
Jellm674/
Seelm674/
Szlem673/
Jelme672/
Zlehm672/
Sehlm671/
Shelm671/
Szelmová671/
Zylmh671/
Cielm671/
Gelhm671/
Zylmm671/
Tzhlm671/
Selmh671/
Selmt671/
Gel'm671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zelm
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