Z Surname

157,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Z Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Z Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,6111:47,6615,384
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Iraq1941:180,5244,364
United Arab Emirates1361:67,3706,326
Taiwan1091:215,0891,834
China881:15,537,745908
Yemen251:1,057,01211,599
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Z (1,212) may also be a first name.

Z Last Name Facts

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

The surname Z (Russian: Зь) occurs most in Iran. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Z.

How Common Is The Last Name Z? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 157,494th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,624,251 people. The last name is mostly found 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 common first name at a global level It is held by 1,212 people.

The surname Z is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 1,611 people, or 1 in 47,661. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Kurdistan Province, where 69 percent live, Tehran Province, where 8 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 19 percent live and Iraq, where 7 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hz672,379/
Rz67927/
Zh67434/
Zx67395/
Dz67300/
Őz67292/
Sz67264/
Zz67245/
Zs67182/
Tz67141/
Zp67134/
Cz67102/
Zt6792/
Xz6778/
Jz6720/
Zj6718/
Zc6712/
Øz6710/
Ȅz672/
672/
Ìz671/
671/
671/
671/
Zṓ671/

Z Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Z in the Russian language
Зьz-

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis