Zelmann Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Zelmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Zelmann Last Name Facts

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

Zelmann (Russian: Зельманн) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelmann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Zelmann live; 36 percent live in Western Europe and 24 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Zelmann is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zellmann931,588/
Zielmann9359/
Zehlmann936/
Zelman923,159/
Ziehlmann8821/
Zoellmann8813/
Ziellmann885/
Zellman86862/
Zielman86425/
Zoelman8643/
Zylmann8619/
Zilmann8619/
Zölmann861/
Zillmann802,551/
Zihlmann802,181/
Zöllmann8050/
Zehelman8012/
Ziehlman809/
Chelmann801/
Scelmann801/
Zoellman801/
Cellmann800/
Celman77218/
Zylman77208/
Zilman77175/
Zelmon7730/
Zälman771/
Ţelman771/
Zillman71690/
Zihlman71193/
Chelman71192/
Tselman71124/
Cellman7122/
Ceelman711/
Züllman711/
Scelman710/
Chellman67178/
Gyselman6784/
Chelmane679/
Cillmann671/
Tchelman671/
Sceelman671/

Zelmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelmann in the Russian language
Зельманнzelmann-

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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 Zelmann
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