von Zech Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

von Zech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Zech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

von Zech Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name von Zech Come From? nationality or country of origin

von Zech occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name von Zech? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of von Zech are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany it is most common in: Hamburg, where 52 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent live and Hesse, where 10 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Zee805/
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von Ci711/
van Ze711/
van Zee67848/
von See6756/
van Zet6716/
von Jeetze674/
van Zyc671/
von Sie671/
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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
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  • 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 Zech
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