Zielke Surname

39,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zielke Surname Definition:

(German) One who raised and sold cabbages.

Zielke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,8641:10,2371,284
United States2,7841:130,19413,719
Poland9991:38,0475,937
Canada5931:62,1347,261
Australia3391:79,6339,272
Brazil2221:964,29934,285
Denmark1801:31,3603,257
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
England311:1,797,35772,927
France291:2,290,439180,028
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Zielke 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

Zielke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zielke occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zielke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zielke is the 39,510th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 548,472 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Zielke live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 7,864 people, or 1 in 10,237. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Poland, where 8 percent live.

Zielke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zielke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 6,790 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zielke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zielke last name are 9.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zielke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning 361,688 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.11% less than the national average, earning R 125,676 per year; in United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $52,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziehlke92429/
Zielcke9253/
Zielkie9236/
Zelke911,369/
Zilke911,125/
Zielk9128/
Zuelke83748/
Zilkie83192/
Zielka83145/
Zilkey8371/
Zelker8364/
Sielke8359/
Zaelke8339/
Zehlke8336/
Zihlke8329/
Cielke8316/
Zillke8313/
Zielck835/
Zielki833/
Zilkei833/
Zelkeh831/
Ziełke831/
Zuilke830/
Zilk80365/
Zelk80186/
Zlke8012/
Zuehlke771,879/
Zillkes773/
Zeuhlke772/
Scielke771/
Sielkie771/
Cielker771/
Zuihlke770/
Czilkie770/
Zoehlke770/
Zuilkhe770/
Selke734,168/
Silke731,735/
Zilka731,648/
Zelka731,112/
Gilke73480/
Jelke73242/
Jilke73234/
Zelck73224/
Gelke73176/
Cilke7380/
Zülke7372/
Celke7366/
Zilki7345/
Zylke7337/
Sielk7324/
Zoelk7320/
Zelki7316/
Zölke736/
Zhlke732/
Dzilk731/
Zllke731/
Zuelk731/
Zilky731/
Zsilk731/
Zeulk730/
Zilks730/
Zilck730/
Zielg730/
Zuehlcke711/
Zielquer711/
Zühlke675,428/
Gilkey674,733/
Silkey67643/
Sellke67485/
Tsilke67330/
Zilkha67228/
Sehlke67206/
Seelke67187/
Selkee67122/
Selcke67101/
Gehlke6775/
Zuehlk6768/
Zelkha6758/
Selkey6755/
Chilke6742/
Zylker6740/
Soelke6735/
Suelke6725/
Selkeh6725/
Sillke6718/
Zilkay6718/
Sielky6717/
Selkie6716/
Chelke6716/
Sielck6715/
Zülcke6714/
Jilkes6711/
Silkeh6711/
Silkei6711/
Silkee677/
Zülhke677/
Gelhke674/
Cielka674/
Zlk674/
Selkhe673/
Sielki673/
Ziglik673/
Zillka673/
Tjelke672/
Zuelki672/
Zelkay672/
Jilkhe672/
Saelke671/
Jelkea671/
Jilkey671/
Cilkey671/
Czelka671/
Dzilki671/
Gelkey671/
Zhilki671/
Zilkit671/
Gelkeh671/
Zelgue671/
Zilkhi671/
Zilkiç671/
Silkeu671/
Selkei671/
Gielck671/
Djilke671/
Czylke671/
Zellka671/
Jelkey671/
Zelkhi671/
Zilkai671/
Scelke671/
Zoelck670/
Jilket670/
Zchlke670/
Jellke670/

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