Zettl Surname

84,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Zettl Surname User-submission:

The Zettl surname often used to mean 'small piece of paper' or 'note', also historically Zettl surname has been associated with scribes in germanic Europe.

Zettl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0951:19,6592,593
Austria1,1441:7,444938
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Canada731:504,73442,927
Czechia461:231,16232,089
France421:1,581,493147,826
Australia381:710,41347,396
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
England91:6,190,895170,599
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Zettl (12) may also be a first name.

Zettl Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zettl surname often used to mean 'small piece of paper' or 'note', also historically Zettl surname has been associated with scribes in germanic Europe.

- kzettl

Zettl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zettl is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zettl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,439th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,273,601 people. Zettl occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Zettl reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Zettl is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,095 people, or 1 in 19,659. In Germany Zettl is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 65 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside and Hesse, where 9 percent reside. Besides Germany it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Zettl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zettl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zettl surname grew 2,238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zettl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zettl surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zettl earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $42,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $49,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zettel913,100/
Czettl9152/
Zoettl9125/
Zettll911/
Zettil910/
Zetl8940/
Zettell8399/
Szettel8343/
Czettel8325/
Zottl80922/
Zöttl80545/
Cettl8084/
Zetel8028/
Dzetl8026/
Czetl8015/
Zattl809/
Jettl808/
Zeitl805/
Szetl801/
Zetyl801/
Zittl801/
Gettl801/
Zettlová7764/
Zittel731,277/
Gettel73997/
Zeitel73332/
Szeitl73218/
Settel73166/
Zottel7389/
Jettel7352/
Cettel7346/
Szetel7321/
Zechtl7315/
Zöttel7310/
Chettl732/
Zietel732/
Settil731/
Zetlet731/
Zetell731/
Zíttel731/
Seattl731/
Zattil731/
Zetiel731/
Zattel730/
Zettelová7123/
Zettelova711/
Zele674,919/
Zeal67836/
Zeil67338/
Cetl67255/
Saettel67238/
Shettel67204/
Settell67153/
Schettl67118/
Zeyl6799/
Zotl6773/
Zeul6762/
Zittell6750/
Zatl6740/
Gettell6728/
Zötl6723/
Cettell6722/
Zhel6716/
Getl6716/
Siettel6712/
Zitl6710/
Setl676/
Jetl674/
Ciettel673/
Šetl672/
Zelh672/
Czetiel671/
Settesl671/
Tsettel671/
Xetl671/
Settled671/
Szeitel671/
Tzeitel670/
Settlet670/
Getthel670/

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