Zag Surname
Approximately 1,655 people bear this surname
Zag Surname User-submission:
This last name is from Mongolia. It means 'the one who came from Zag', a city in mongolia.
Zag Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| United States | 76 | 1:4,769,196 | 247,034 |
| Hungary | 63 | 1:155,814 | 13,968 |
| Turkey | 47 | 1:1,655,775 | 62,151 |
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Zág (12) are calculated separately.
Zag (188) may also be a first name.
Zag Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This last name is from Mongolia. It means 'the one who came from Zag', a city in mongolia.
- Ariel GZag Demographics
Average Male Zag Height
176.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zag Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zag Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zag (Arabic: زاغ) is most common in Morocco. It can appear in the variant forms: Zág. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zag? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zag is the 241,430th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,403,351 people. Zag occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Zag reside; 52 percent reside in North Africa and 31 percent reside in Mahgreb. Zag is also the 663,277th most commonly used first name globally, held by 188 people.
It is most frequent in Morocco, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 67,468. Apart from Morocco it is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 21 percent live and Egypt, where 20 percent live.
Zag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zag has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Zag surname rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zag Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Zag last name is principally Evangelical (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Zag surname are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.67% registered with the party.
Zag earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning $40,611 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zág | 89 | 12 | / |
| Zagh | 86 | 633 | / |
| Zaug | 86 | 596 | / |
| Zagt | 86 | 168 | / |
| Zaag | 86 | 158 | / |
| Zaig | 86 | 98 | / |
| Zhag | 86 | 21 | / |
| Szag | 86 | 15 | / |
| Zags | 86 | 13 | / |
| Zeag | 86 | 9 | / |
| Hzag | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ziag | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zayg | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zagg | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zagp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zasg | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zjag | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tzag | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rzag | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dzag | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zcag | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zakg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zagk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zaugg | 75 | 8,881 | / |
| Zague | 75 | 1,543 | / |
| Zaggh | 75 | 114 | / |
| Zaigh | 75 | 45 | / |
| Tzaig | 75 | 30 | / |
| Zaugh | 75 | 16 | / |
| Zgagh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Zhahg | 75 | 8 | / |
| Zahag | 75 | 7 | / |
| Dziag | 75 | 6 | / |
| Zaagh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Zheag | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zhaag | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zhaig | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zaugt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zhaug | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zaugc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szajg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czsag | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zaggs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhhag | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sag | 67 | 21,581 | / |
| Zak | 67 | 18,896 | / |
| Zac | 67 | 4,604 | / |
| Jag | 67 | 1,778 | / |
| Zaq | 67 | 650 | / |
| Zax | 67 | 448 | / |
| Cag | 67 | 320 | / |
| Zog | 67 | 213 | / |
| Zagowa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Xag | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zaghik | 67 | 16 | / |
| Šag | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zagová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zaigue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zagova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ziaagh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zahagh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zhague | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaïgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaague | 67 | 1 | / |
Zag Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zag in the Arabic language | ||
| زاغ | zagh | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zag
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