Z Surname
Approximately 2,777 people bear this surname
Z Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,611 | 1:47,661 | 5,384 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Iraq | 194 | 1:180,524 | 4,364 |
| United Arab Emirates | 136 | 1:67,370 | 6,326 |
| Taiwan | 109 | 1:215,089 | 1,834 |
| China | 88 | 1:15,537,745 | 908 |
| Yemen | 25 | 1:1,057,012 | 11,599 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Z (1,212) may also be a first name.
Z Demographics
Average Z Salary in
Canada
$62,421 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Z Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Z Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Z (Russian: Зь) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Z? popularity and diffusion
Z is the 157,494th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,624,251 people. The last name Z occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Z reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Z is also the 227,458th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 1,212 people.
The last name Z is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 1,611 people, or 1 in 47,661. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Kurdistan Province, where 69 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 8 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 6 percent are found. Barring Iran it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 19 percent are found and Iraq, where 7 percent are found.
Z Last Name Statistics demography
Z earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 25.64% more than the national average, earning $62,421 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Z Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Z in the Russian language | ||
| Зь | z | - |
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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 Z
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