von Zahn Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
von Zahn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
von Zahn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Zahn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name von Zahn occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Zahn? popularity and diffusion
von Zahn is the 3,274,477th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of von Zahn reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany von Zahn is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 86 percent reside, Hesse, where 5 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 39 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Jahn | 88 | 1 | / |
| von Jan | 80 | 11 | / |
| von Zon | 80 | 6 | / |
| van Zan | 80 | 3 | / |
| van Zant | 75 | 414 | / |
| van Zand | 75 | 88 | / |
| von Jann | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Sean | 75 | 1 | / |
| von Sayn | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Zann | 75 | 0 | / |
| Van Zandt | 71 | 897 | / |
| van Zaane | 71 | 180 | / |
| von Chong | 71 | 174 | / |
| von Schon | 71 | 17 | / |
| von Johnn | 71 | 14 | / |
| von Saint | 71 | 13 | / |
| van Zanth | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Zhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Zantd | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Zon | 67 | 3,163 | / |
| van San | 67 | 369 | / |
| van Can | 67 | 108 | / |
| von Son | 67 | 19 | / |
| van Jan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Van't Zand | 67 | 8 | / |
| von Sassen | 67 | 5 | / |
| van Zen | 67 | 1 | / |
| van T'Zand | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 von Zahn
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