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

Zaets (Georgian: ზაეც, Russian: Заец) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaets? popularity and diffusion

Zaets is the 24,907th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 336,297 people. It occurs mostly 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 prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 24 people.

Zaets is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 19,151 people, or 1 in 2,377. In Ukraine Zaets is mostly found in: Kiev, where 9 percent live, Kiev Oblast, where 8 percent live and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 7 percent live. Beside Ukraine this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Zaets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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 United Russias than the national average, with 57.23% being registered to vote for the political 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zaets
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