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 is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Žentel. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zentel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,422,956th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Zentel occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Zentel reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 745,421. In Germany Zentel is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 44 percent live, Bavaria, where 31 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany Zentel is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 17 percent live and Hungary, where 8 percent live.

Zentel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zentel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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