Zels Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Zels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1581:72,76411,604
Germany1061:759,48556,711
Latvia271:75,92811,170
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Zels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zels (Russian: Зельс) occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zels.

How Common Is The Last Name Zels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 835,661st most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname Zels is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Zels live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 72,764. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Belgium this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent are found and Latvia, where 8 percent are found.

Zels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zels last name expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zels last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Zels earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoels89135/
Zelst89102/
Zells8957/
Ziels8935/
Zaels898/
Szels894/
Zeels891/
Zhels891/
Zuels891/
Zelss891/
Zelse891/
Zelles80230/
Zeglis80178/
Zuehls80104/
Ziells8060/
Gyzels8035/
Zoelss8014/
Zeelst807/
Zoells807/
Zielst801/
Dziels801/
Sels753,036/
Zils751,883/
Gels75903/
Cels75377/
Zöls75250/
Zelz7591/
Züls7510/
Jels7510/
Xels753/
Zyls752/
Zles752/
Xzls752/
Dzls751/
Zhls751/
Zlhs751/
Zlsz751/
Zlst751/
Zlsj751/
Zxls751/
Rzls751/
Jzls751/
Zielles735/
Szelles735/
Szellős732/
Zielsch731/
Zelless731/
Zelsche730/
Sells6712,563/
Cells67782/
Zelch67592/
Zills67459/
Seels67430/
Zilse67264/
Celse67239/
Giels67119/
Saels67110/
Selås6799/
Soels6794/
Gelse6786/
Chels6776/
Selse6762/
Suels6760/
Jelse6759/
Selst6735/
Zölss6733/
Selss6727/
Siels6722/
Shels6722/
Ceuls6718/
Gelsz6717/
Selsø6716/
Szyls6713/
Zölls6713/
Ciels679/
Gehls679/
Jells679/
Zöhls678/
Sehls678/
Szles678/
Gells677/
Jelsø676/
Zielz673/
Seuls672/
Zelze671/
Ceels671/
Celsp671/
Jeels671/
Jelhs671/
Gelss671/
Selsh671/
Jelst671/
Zelje671/
Selså671/
Szüls671/
Zzlsj671/
Zlsse671/
Zilsh670/
Gelsh670/

Zels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zels in the Russian language
Зельсzels-

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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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  • 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 Zels
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