Zoë Forename

176,421st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,863 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Zoë Forename Definition:

Greek (feminine) - Life.

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Zoë Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands
100%
1,2131:13,9341,508
Belgium
100%
2051:56,0492,600
South Africa
 
98%
1611:338,71218,426
Canada-1541:215,1527,986
Switzerland
100%
401:205,3374,731
France
100%
291:2,292,08112,764
Germany-161:6,042,36723,110
Sweden
100%
121:821,49217,584
Gibraltar-91:3,793625
Spain-61:7,754,99417,266
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Italy-21:30,531,04557,596
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Philippines-11:106,009,477690,015
Madagascar
100%
11:23,629,4086,628
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509

The alternate forms: Zóe (1) are calculated separately.

Zoë Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Greek (feminine) - Life.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

User-submitted Reference

From the Greek word zōē, literally meaning 'life'.

- zoeyp512

This name means 'alive'.

- zoya.xg

Zoë Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zojë861,113/
Zhoë861/
Zoëy861/
Zo80139,094/
Zóe781/
Zoojë751/
Zoi6739,567/
Zoh675,039/
Zou673,743/
Zio672,532/
Zoa671,771/
Zoz671,493/
Zoo671,355/
Zuo671,283/
Zos67378/
Zot67262/
Zoy67246/
Zoj67145/
Zho67112/
Zod6754/
Tzo6750/
Rzo6746/
Dzo6737/
Zop6724/
Szo6711/
Joë6711/
Zso6710/
Zgo679/
Zjo677/
Hzo677/
Czo676/
Zzo676/
Zoï676/
Zco675/
Zxo674/
Jzo673/
Zoí672/
Xzo672/
Zoì671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zoë