Zilz Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zilz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5841:137,85216,748
Brazil2041:1,049,38436,911
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Zilz Last Name Facts

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

Zilz is most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zilz.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zilz is the 345,133rd most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,868,564 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Zilz live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 584 people, or 1 in 137,852. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found and Hamburg, where 7 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Zilz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zilz last name are 10.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zilz earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 44.09% more than the national average, earning R 342,420 per year and in United States they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $50,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziltz89151/
Zilze8913/
Zilcz899/
Zielz893/
Zillz891/
Zilzh890/
Zlz866/
Zillez801/
Zilltz801/
Zuiltz800/
Zils751,883/
Silz75992/
Gilz75334/
Zelz7591/
Zülz7523/
Cilz7512/
Zjlz752/
Zlzt752/
Szlz751/
Rzlz751/
Zlsz751/
Zlzh751/
Zilc751/
Zlzp751/
Zlzz751/
Zlcz751/
Jzlz751/
Zilch672,460/
Zills67459/
Giltz67322/
Zilse67264/
Zilci67183/
Siltz6760/
Zeltz6756/
Silze6743/
Ziels6735/
Zletz6727/
Zieglitz6711/
Zilce679/
Sildz677/
Zeldz676/
Szylz676/
Silsz673/
Shilz672/
Gielz672/
Zilje671/
Zelze671/
Scilz671/
Chilz671/
Zelcz671/
Zhlzd671/
Zilsh670/
Jiltz670/

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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 Zilz
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