Zempel Surname

342,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Zempel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zempel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7981:454,20938,852
Germany2581:312,03731,593
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Zempel Last Name Facts

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

Zempel is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zempel? popularity and diffusion

Zempel is the 342,554th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,804,431 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Zempel live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Zempel is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 798 people, or 1 in 454,209. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 30 percent live, Wisconsin, where 21 percent live and Missouri, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Zempel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zempel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zempel last name increased 2,418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zempel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zempel are 6.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.11% registered to vote for the political party.

Zempel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,197 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Czempel921/
Rzempel921/
Czempiel86748/
Rzempiel8611/
Zimpel832,426/
Cempel83690/
Gempel83427/
Sempel83240/
Čempel8333/
Zompel835/
Zampel831/
Zemphl830/
Cziempiel807/
Czepiel772,418/
Cempiel77123/
Zampell77107/
Shempel7785/
Sempell7771/
Szimpel7714/
Tsempel7713/
Czampel7711/
Szympel7711/
Zimpell7710/
Zampiel775/
Chempel773/
Zampeel773/
Djempel771/
Zebel73265/
Zeebl73112/
Zimpl7326/
Zbeel735/
Cempl731/
Smpel731/
Ciempiel71252/
Czampiel7181/
Tszampel7132/
Czympiel718/
Cziompel714/
Czempiol711/
Gimpel673,242/
Zeybel672,010/
Sampel67726/
Zebell67609/
Zhebel67459/
Ziebel67196/
Zeibel67102/
Sompel6777/
Simpel6774/
Čempelová6737/
Gempil6734/
Cympel6720/
Cimpel6711/
Zeeble6710/
Čimpel678/
Zimpelová675/
Zampil675/
Jimpel673/
Čempěl673/
Zejbel671/
Tsmpel671/
Zinpel671/
Genpel670/
Cmpell670/
Zeabel670/

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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 Zempel
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