Ziehlke Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ziehlke Surname Definition:

(German) One who raised and sold cabbages.

Ziehlke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2401:335,43933,076
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ziehlke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who raised and sold cabbages.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ziehlke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ziehlke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziehlke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 689,921st most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Ziehlke reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 335,439. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent are found, Bremen, where 23 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Ziehlke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ziehlke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ziehlke surname rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ziehlke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ziehlke last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Ziehlke earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.01% less than the national average, earning $34,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $53,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zielke9213,287/
Zehlke9236/
Zihlke9229/
Zuehlke861,879/
Zielcke8653/
Zielkie8636/
Zeuhlke862/
Zoehlke860/
Zuihlke860/
Zelke831,369/
Zilke831,125/
Zielk8328/
Zhlke832/
Zuehlcke801/
Zühlke775,428/
Zuelke77748/
Sehlke77206/
Zilkie77192/
Zielka77145/
Gehlke7775/
Zilkey7771/
Zuehlk7768/
Zelker7764/
Sielke7759/
Zaelke7739/
Cielke7716/
Zillke7713/
Zielck775/
Zielki773/
Zilkei773/
Zelkeh771/
Ziełke771/
Zchlke770/
Zuilke770/
Zilk73365/
Zelk73186/
Zlke7312/
Gehlker7188/
Soehlke7180/
Zühlcke7112/
Sehlcke7112/
Zillkes713/
Zuehlky712/
Zühlkes711/
Sielkie711/
Scielke711/
Cielker711/
Zuilkhe710/
Czilkie710/
Selke674,168/
Silke671,735/
Zilka671,648/
Zelka671,112/
Gilke67480/
Jelke67242/
Jilke67234/
Zelck67224/
Gelke67176/
Cilke6780/
Zülke6772/
Celke6766/
Zilki6745/
Zylke6737/
Shlke6727/
Sielk6724/
Zoelk6720/
Zelki6716/
Jhlke678/
Zölke676/
Zielquer671/
Zsilk671/
Dzilk671/
Zllke671/
Zuelk671/
Zilky671/
Zeulk670/
Zilks670/
Zilck670/
Zielg670/

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