Zobel Surname

46,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Zobel Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the sable; one who trapped and sold sables.

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Zobel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,8481:11,7561,505
United States2,4041:150,77315,497
France5501:120,76918,270
Yemen3231:81,8125,411
Poland2621:145,07220,823
Philippines1161:872,74380,276
Italy1041:588,04555,113
Austria1021:83,48512,474
Canada561:657,95753,499
Australia501:539,91440,287
England481:1,160,79354,689
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Panama121:326,0227,351
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Norway81:642,78647,258
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guam11:160,1214,893
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

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.

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

User-submitted Reference

Germanic for 'sable'. Zobel likely refers to fur trading in Germany which imported fur from the sable (animal) from Russia.

- razobel

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zöbel9377/
Zóbel931/
Zõbel931/
Zobell91570/
Tzobel9170/
Zobelt9156/
Szobel9131/
Czobel9112/
Zoebel919/
Zoybel913/
Zhobel912/
Dzobel912/
Zoobel911/
Zobl89911/
Zobelle832/
Czobiel831/
Ziobell830/
Zabel8017,745/
Sobel809,309/
Zubel801,802/
Cobel80428/
Zebel80265/
Jobel80197/
Zoble8068/
Zábel8054/
Zoebl8014/
Zowel8014/
Zobil804/
Zgobl803/
Szobl801/
Zobelová779/
Zuibel731,095/
Zebell73609/
Zhebel73459/
Zabell73426/
Joubel73420/
Zabeel73287/
Zubiel73258/
Scobel73252/
Zaabel73251/
Sobell73237/
Ziebel73196/
Coubel73192/
Cobell73171/
Soybel7383/
Szabel7361/
Soibel7354/
Shobel7354/
Czóbel7347/
Zabelt7344/
Soubel7338/
Jobell7333/
Zubell7321/
Chobel7321/
Zabiel7320/
Czabel7320/
Tsobel7315/
Soobel7312/
Zouble7310/
Zaubel738/
Zouwel736/
Sobiel736/
Zhubel736/
Soebel735/
Sobeld735/
Zompel735/
Zhabel734/
Giobel734/
Dzäbel734/
Zowiel734/
Sgobel733/
Szóbel733/
Zabael732/
Djobel732/
Jhobel732/
Ziabel731/
Zasbel731/
Sobeel731/
Tzabel731/
Zahbel731/
Zubael731/
Sobael731/
Dzabel731/
Zoubil731/
Josbel730/
Zowell730/
Zuybel730/
Dzobelova7154/
Zoubelová7131/
Zoubelova711/
Czobelova711/
Ziebell674,381/
Schobel671,615/
Shoubel67630/
Scobell67414/
Zöbl67342/
Sobl67198/
Dziabel6799/
Zabl6759/
Dziubel6757/
Zabelle6751/
Cobl6746/
Sczebel6737/
Zubl6730/
Dzaebel6722/
Ziebehl6720/
Joybell6711/
Zoblová6710/
Jobl679/
Zebl679/
Sobelle678/
Jobelle674/
Zubelle674/
Chhobel673/
Djoubel673/
Tchobel672/
Choubel672/
Zhowell671/
Chosbel671/
Choibel671/
Josbell671/
Gioebel671/
Sxzabel671/
Ziebiel671/
D'Zubel671/
Dzhebel671/
Choobel671/
Soubell670/
Shobell670/

Zobel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zobel in the Tibetan language
བཟོ་འབེལ་zobel-
Zobel in the Marathi language
झोबेलjhobela-
Zobel in the Russian language
Зобельzobel-
Zobel in the Arabic language
زوبلzwbl-

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