Surname Zel (Zele 
, Zel 
, Зель 
) , throughout the world, is a common family name. The family name Zel is characteristic of Slovenia, where it is quite a rare surname, Algeria, and Belgium. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Algeria, and Myanmar. Much less frequently, Zel is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Zele | India, United States, Ethiopia, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Zel | India, Indonesia, Belgium, Algeria, Myanmar |
| Зель | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan |
| Zèle | France |
| carlos zel Portuguese fado singer (b. 1950) |
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| jef van der zel (b. 1947) |
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| hrang zel |
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| dj zel british-Ghanaian DJ |
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