Ziehl Surname

279,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ziehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6001:134,17616,341
United States5161:702,44055,541
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
France211:3,162,987209,042
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
England31:18,572,686338,250
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Ziehl (12) may also be a first name.

Ziehl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ziehl occurs most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziehl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ziehl is the 279,323rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,265,568 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Ziehl live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. Ziehl is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 600 people, or 1 in 134,176. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 49 percent are found, Saarland, where 8 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Ziehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ziehl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ziehl last name grew 3,035 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ziehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ziehl are 2.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.59% registered with the party.

The amount Ziehl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.32% more than the national average, earning R 369,108 per year; in United States they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $46,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $51,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziel891,679/
Zehl89495/
Zihl8919/
Zuehl80477/
Cziel8020/
Ziell801/
Zoehl800/
Zil752,111/
Zel751,549/
Zhl754/
Dzehel731/
Cziell731/
Zehell731/
Zell6710,179/
Zill672,810/
Zuel671,933/
Tzel67426/
Zühl67235/
Zeel67210/
Ciel67116/
Zoel6785/
Czel6770/
Zähl6760/
Zael6738/
Czil6735/
Zöhl6728/
Dzel6725/
Zsel6711/
Tzil676/
Øzil674/
Dzil673/
Øzel672/
Cehl671/
Hzel671/
Zcil671/
Zhhl671/

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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 Ziehl
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