Zaets Surname

24,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Zaets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine19,1511:2,377175
Russia2,0791:69,3238,958
Belarus3021:31,4605,441
Kazakhstan461:384,40230,298
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Transnistria191:24,9844,311
Moldova151:237,42521,121
France71:9,488,960336,266
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Zaets (24) may also be a first name.

Zaets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaets (Georgian: ზაეც, Russian: Заец) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaets? popularity and diffusion

Zaets is the 24,907th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 336,297 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Zaets are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Zaets is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 19,151 people, or 1 in 2,377. In Ukraine Zaets is most common in: Kiev, where 9 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine Zaets occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Zaets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zaets last name are 10.46% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.23% being registered with the party.

Zaets earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.8% more than the national average, earning $47,808 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zayets91127/
Zaiets9140/
Zajets9110/
Zaetsch8314/
Zayts801,109/
Zaits80396/
Zeits80275/
Zeyts80269/
Saets80123/
Zaetz8065/
Zeets8033/
Zuets8011/
Zeats806/
Zayats7320,929/
Zaiats7313,404/
Zajats7326/
Zheyts7317/
Zeitzs7314/
Zeytts7314/
Zaietz7312/
Zaytse7310/
Zayots738/
Sajets736/
Zajecs736/
Zaytts735/
Zeitts735/
Zheits735/
Zaites733/
Zayits732/
Cayets732/
Zhaits732/
Zieats731/
Zeates731/
Zayetz731/
Chaets731/
Zaiits731/
Sayets730/
Zaez67297/
Saijets67100/
Zeitsch6749/
Jaetsch6713/
Zoetsch6710/
Zaiouts673/
Zaec671/
Dzheits671/

Zaets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaets in the Georgian language
ზაეცzaets-
Zaets in the Russian language
Заецzaec-

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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 Zaets
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