Zaeck Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zaeck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Zaeck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaeck is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaeck? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Zaeck occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Zaeck are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Zaeck is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany Zaeck is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent live. Apart from Germany Zaeck is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 6 percent live and Switzerland, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzaeck919/
Zaec891/
Zaek891/
Zayieck833/
Zajieck831/
Jaeck801,321/
Saeck8080/
Caeck801/
Zeuck800/
Zschaeck7763/
Zaeschke773/
Jaecks73418/
Jaecke7389/
Jaeckx7374/
Zahick7311/
Jaeckh738/
Chaeck732/
Zhaekh731/
Geaeck730/
Saek67360/
Zaekova67101/
Jaek6779/
Zäck6742/
Saec6721/
Jaescke6710/
Zoek672/
Zeuk671/
Zeuc671/
Zaex671/
Caec671/
Jahecke670/
Jaecksh670/

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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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  • 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 Zaeck
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