Zobel Surname
Approximately 11,161 people bear this surname
Zobel Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the sable; one who trapped and sold sables.
Read More About This SurnameZobel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,848 | 1:11,756 | 1,505 |
| United States | 2,404 | 1:150,773 | 15,497 |
| France | 550 | 1:120,769 | 18,270 |
| Yemen | 323 | 1:81,812 | 5,411 |
| Poland | 262 | 1:145,072 | 20,823 |
| Philippines | 116 | 1:872,743 | 80,276 |
| Italy | 104 | 1:588,045 | 55,113 |
| Austria | 102 | 1:83,485 | 12,474 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Turkey | 19 | 1:4,095,864 | 99,768 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 148 | 1:339,315 | 26,182 |
The alternate forms: Zöbel (77), Zóbel (1) & Zõbel (1) are calculated separately.
Zobel (195) may also be a first name.
Zobel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the sable; one who trapped and sold sables.
User-submitted Reference
Germanic for 'sable'. Zobel likely refers to fur trading in Germany which imported fur from the sable (animal) from Russia.
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Zobel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zobel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zobel (Arabic: زوبل, Marathi: झोबेल, Russian: Зобель, Tibetan: བཟོ་འབེལ་) occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Zöbel, Zóbel or Zõbel. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zobel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 46,446th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 652,947 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Zobel are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 649,894th most widespread given name globally, borne by 195 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 6,848 people, or 1 in 11,756. In Germany Zobel is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Bavaria, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany Zobel is found in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.
Zobel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zobel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zobel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Zobel surname are 20.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.44% being registered with the party.
The amount Zobel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.41% more than the national average, earning 458,257 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.91% more than the national average, earning $49,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning $43,716 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zobel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zobel in the Tibetan language | ||
| བཟོ་འབེལ་ | zobel | - |
| Zobel in the Marathi language | ||
| झोबेल | jhobela | - |
| Zobel in the Russian language | ||
| Зобель | zobel | - |
| Zobel in the Arabic language | ||
| زوبل | zwbl | - |
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