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
The surname Zobel (Arabic: زوبل, Marathi: झोबेल, Russian: Зобель, Tibetan: བཟོ་འབེལ་) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Zöbel, Zóbel or Zõbel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zobel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 46,446th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 652,947 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Zobel are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Zobel is also the 649,894th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 195 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 6,848 people, or 1 in 11,756. In Germany Zobel is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Bavaria, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany this surname is found in 50 countries. It also occurs 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 number of people carrying the Zobel last name increased 1,624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 Republicans than the national average, with 67.44% being registered to vote for 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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