Zyl Surname

142,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zyl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zyl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1811:45,8745,859
Belarus1,0831:8,7731,287
Russia3051:472,53544,091
Ukraine2671:170,49723,498
England461:1,211,26256,182
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Chile181:978,69319,774
Botswana171:128,64318,229
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Zyl (233) may also be a first name.

Zyl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zyl (Russian: Зыль) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zyl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zyl? popularity and diffusion

Zyl is the 142,188th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,327,546 people. Zyl occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Zyl are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Zyl is also the 587,225th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 233 people.

The surname Zyl is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,181 people, or 1 in 45,874. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 48 percent reside, Western Cape, where 27 percent reside and Free State, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 35 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Zyl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Zyl surname is primarily Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Zyl surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zyl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.19% less than the national average, earning R 85,092 per year and in United States they earn 31.79% more than the national average, earning $56,866 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szyl8676/
Czyl8641/
Zhyl869/
Zyld863/
Dzyl863/
Tzyl862/
Zysl861/
Zylt861/
Zylp861/
Zl80104/
Szyld7569/
Szyll7520/
Zil672,111/
Zel671,549/
Cyl67761/
Syl6787/
Zylova6722/
Rzl6711/
Xzl6710/
Zll678/
Szl677/
Zcl677/
Zlp676/
Hzl676/
Zsl676/
Jyl676/
Zjl676/
Jzl675/
Dzl675/
Zhl674/
Zlh674/
Zlt674/
Zld673/
Xyl673/
Zxl672/
Zzl672/
Zõl671/
Uanzyl671/
Zél671/

Zyl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zyl in the Russian language
Зыльzyl-

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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
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  • 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 Zyl
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