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 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
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis