Zhel Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zhel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Zhel (62) may also be a first name.

Zhel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zhel (Russian: Жел) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zhel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Zhel occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Zhel reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Zhel is also the 1,246,114th most common first name in the world It is held by 62 people.

The surname Zhel is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,501,746. In Ukraine Zhel is mostly concentrated in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 54 percent reside, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Kiev, where 8 percent reside. Beside Ukraine it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 6 percent reside and Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhell898/
Dzhel895/
Zhelt892/
Zhiel892/
Zhele891/
Zhelh891/
Zheyl891/
Zel861,549/
Zhl864/
Zechel80826/
Zhitel8068/
Zichel8060/
Zhytel8022/
Chzhel804/
Dzheyl802/
Zhehyl802/
Zhisel801/
Zehell801/
Zychel801/
Zuheel801/
Dzehel801/
Hrzhel801/
Zell7510,179/
Zele754,919/
Zuel751,933/
Ziel751,679/
Zeal75836/
Zelt75765/
Zeil75338/
Zühl75235/
Zeel75210/
Zeyl7599/
Zoel7585/
Zeld7585/
Zeul7562/
Zähl7560/
Zetl7540/
Zael7538/
Zhil7526/
Zihl7519/
Zsel7511/
Zhyl759/
Hjel755/
Zelh752/
Øzel752/
Jhel752/
Zhlt752/
Rzel751/
Hsel751/
Zhhl751/
Zhjl751/
Zhle751/
Zhlp751/
Zshl751/
Xzel751/
Xzhl751/
Jzhl751/
Hcel751/
Hzel751/
Zeihsel7373/
Zhelova7325/
Czychel7321/
Zeichel7313/
Zeschel7311/
Zechelt739/
Czechel738/
Zichell733/
Dzhehyl731/
Zechell730/
Cheal678,860/
Chele676,299/
Zettl675,722/
Zelle671,920/
Chelh671,401/
Hjelt67813/
Zeile67782/
Zihle67665/
Dziel67664/
Zuehl67477/
Hızel67283/
Ziele67227/
Zähle67198/
Zhehlova67169/
Zeijl67122/
Tshel67109/
Zl67104/
Zeisl6789/
Czele6775/
Zsell6768/
Zeale6763/
Zuell6759/
Zeall6750/
Zitel6748/
Zegli6741/
Zeltt6738/
Hjell6738/
Cheil6734/
Zetel6728/
Zisel6723/
Høgel6721/
Zoell6721/
Dzhil6719/
Zeelt6719/
Čehel6717/
Jheel6716/
Chhel6715/
Czetl6715/
Czeschel6715/
Zeele6714/
Zhile679/
Zehelova678/
Cehel677/
Zeitl675/
Cheyl675/
Zhyle675/
Zeyle674/
Shjel674/
Thjel673/
Zeßel673/
Zellt672/
Zelph672/
Dzeal672/
Zeeld672/
Jhell671/
Hgiel671/
Hjeld671/
Drzel671/
Zelhe671/
Zeull671/
Zecil671/
Zeihl671/
Hgele671/
Tzele671/
Ziell671/
Zesil671/
Zetyl671/
Zeőld671/
Žehel671/
Zahyl671/
Zjeel671/
Zhayl671/
Zuhjl671/
Zeilt671/
Xzehl671/
Hzeel671/
Zaihl670/

Zhel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhel in the Russian language
Желzel-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zhel
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