Zijl Surname

430,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zijl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zijl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6931:24,3683,969
Chile311:568,27313,994
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
France41:16,605,680368,153
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Zijl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zijl is found most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zijl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 430,251st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,098,060 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Zijl live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 693 people, or 1 in 24,368. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 19 percent are found, North Holland, where 17 percent are found and Groningen, where 16 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Zijl Last Name Statistics demography

Zijl earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.16% more than the national average, earning $70,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeijl89122/
Zijll8910/
Zuijl892/
Sijl75154/
Ziil752/
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Zjil751/
Zizl751/
Zyil751/
Ziél751/
Ziyl751/
Zidjele736/
Zigel67149/
Zeisl6789/
Zoisl6782/
Cezil6781/
Zehil6762/
Jijil6758/
Cuijl6750/
Zegil6735/
Zeißl6734/
Zisel6723/
Cizil6720/
Cziel6720/
Zaißl6715/
Sezil6714/
Sizil6712/
Geijl6710/
Tziel679/
Zizel679/
Zihel679/
Jezil675/
Zoißl674/
Zishl674/
Zigil674/
Ziile673/
Jijel673/
Zhiel672/
Gijil672/
Zéhil672/
Zcjcl671/
Zjjil671/
Zjeel671/
Cijil671/
Cézil671/
Sijll671/
Zgiel671/
Zesil671/
Hziil671/
Jijjl671/
Zecil671/
Zichl670/

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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 Zijl
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