Zentel Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zentel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zentel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Žentel (3) are calculated separately.

Zentel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zentel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Žentel. For other potential spellings of Zentel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zentel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Zentel live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Zentel is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 745,421. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 44 percent are found, Bavaria, where 31 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 17 percent are found and Hungary, where 8 percent are found.

Zentel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zentel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zentel surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žentel943/
Zentell9211/
Zientel922/
Zentelė921/
Zenteel921/
Zintel83978/
Gentel83761/
Sentel83483/
Zentil83267/
Jentel8359/
Centel8333/
Zntl801/
Sentell771,285/
Centell7783/
Genteel7739/
Czintel7712/
Jentell775/
Tsentel774/
Sentiel774/
Chentel773/
Zyntell773/
Zintell772/
Sientel771/
Shentel771/
Gentell770/
Zintl731,936/
Jentl7325/
Sentl7318/
Gentl7314/
Jntel731/
Cntel731/
Schentel711/
Centhell710/
Gentil6715,718/
Gintel6773/
Sentil6764/
Žentil6757/
Cintel6742/
Sintel6736/
Centil6725/
Jentil6720/
Žentelová674/
Gemtel672/
Jintel671/
Xintel671/
Sentll671/
Schenteld671/
Şentül671/
Chntel671/

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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 Zentel
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