The Zobel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,556 people carried this name — #17,958 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 188,700 people counted. That is down 4% from 1,623 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
196 people named Zobel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 234 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 144 people named Zobel.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Martinique.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
48 people named Zobel live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zobel.
- Zittel 308 · U.S. census
- Zitter 170 · U.S. census
- Zivanovic 138 · U.S. census
- Zivkovic 479 · U.S. census
- Zizzo 888 · U.S. census
- Zmuda 1,091 · U.S. census
- Zoccola 150 · U.S. census
- Zoeller 1,965 · U.S. census
- Zoldan 238 · U.S. census
- Zoller 2,667 · U.S. census
- Zonca 255 · U.S. census
- Zoppi 252 · U.S. census
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