Zhanel Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Zhanel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhanel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan1201:147,35414,841
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Austria111:774,13064,097
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Zháněl (85) are calculated separately.

Zhanel (6,195) may also be a first name.

Zhanel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhanel (Russian: Жанель) occurs in Kazakhstan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Zháněl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhanel? popularity and diffusion

Zhanel is the 1,115,011th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The last name Zhanel occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Zhanel are found; 55 percent are found in Central Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 83,949th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 6,195 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 147,354. In Kazakhstan Zhanel is primarily concentrated in: Almaty, where 31 percent are found, South Kazakhstan Region, where 17 percent are found and Karaganda Region, where 14 percent are found. Beside Kazakhstan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Zhanel Last Name Statistics demography

Zhanel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.28% less than the national average, earning $38,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahanel921/
Zhaniel921/
Zanel91663/
Zháněl8985/
Czhanell861/
Chanel834,844/
Zainel83404/
Zaniel83107/
Zaneel8361/
Zöhnel8331/
Zehnel8314/
Zhanyl8313/
Jhanel8311/
Zanuel839/
Zanell835/
Zhenel831/
Zanael831/
Zannel831/
Zahnel831/
Zaenel831/
Zanoel831/
Zhanelova807/
Zanl803/
Zhangli771,835/
Channel77133/
Chanell77130/
Chainel7780/
Zainoel775/
Zanniel774/
Zainell774/
Zainele773/
Sahanel773/
Chaunel772/
Jhannel771/
Zahniel771/
Dzaniel771/
Zaniell771/
Zahnell771/
Zaneelh771/
Chaneel771/
Canel737,587/
Janel73967/
Zanil73352/
Zenel73295/
Sanel73280/
Jhanl7324/
Chanl7322/
Zhaml732/
Zainl731/
Channell715,428/
Jhannell711/
D'Chanel711/
Chaunell710/
Jheanell710/
Saniel674,226/
Zeynel67945/
Zaniol67828/
Söhnel67750/
Caniel67662/
Canell67508/
Jähnel67491/
Zangil67366/
Jannel67256/
Janelt67226/
Sanuel67187/
Sanell67132/
Cannel67128/
Zangli6790/
Zainil6786/
Chonel6783/
Janđel6771/
Zeinel6768/
Chanil6756/
Caneel6750/
Janell6743/
Sannel6731/
Saneel6730/
Jaunel6725/
Zaynelova6720/
Saunel6719/
Sahanl6715/
Janeld6713/
Channl6712/
Scanel6710/
Tschannel6710/
Sohnel679/
Zeniel678/
Sehnel677/
Chanyl675/
Sanoel675/
Zenuel675/
Jeanel674/
Janeel674/
Zoniel673/
Jaynel673/
Sainel673/
Cainel673/
Cianel673/
Sanael673/
Zainelova672/
Zaynil672/
Zhanilova672/
Jaanel672/
Gianel672/
Jhonel672/
Jasnel672/
Chganl671/
Janelh671/
Zhanylova671/
Zaunil671/
Zahnil671/
Zainll671/
Zanleh671/
Djanel671/
Jhanil671/
Dzenel671/
Cheanl671/
Zenell670/
Seanel670/
Cahnel670/

Zhanel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhanel in the Russian language
Жанельzanel-

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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 Zhanel
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