Zufall

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Zufall. === Proper noun === Zufall (plural Zufalls) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Zufall is the 33990th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 669 individuals. Zufall is most common among White (95.96%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zufall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Etymology === From Early New High German zuoval, a calque of Latin accidēns; see zufallen. Attested in the 15th century. Cognate with Dutch toeval. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːˌfal/ === Noun === Zufall m (strong, genitive Zufalles or Zufalls, plural Zufälle) chance, coincidence, randomness durch / per Zufall. ― by chance. Ich habe ihn heute per Zufall getroffen ― I encountered him by chance today. (obsolete, often in the plural) synonym of Anfall (“fit; seizure”) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “Zufall” in Duden online “Zufall”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)