Zag Surname

241,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Hungary631:155,81413,968
Turkey471:1,655,77562,151
Iran411:1,872,74468,622
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England101:5,571,806158,774
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
India61:127,844,230863,365
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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 G

Zag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zag (Arabic: زاغ) is found most frequently in Morocco. It may also appear in the variant forms: Zág. Click here for other possible spellings of Zag.

How Common Is The Last Name Zag? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 241,430th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,403,351 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Zag are found; 52 percent are found in North Africa and 31 percent are found in Mahgreb. Zag is also the 663,277th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 188 people.

The last name Zag is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 67,468. Not including Morocco this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 21 percent live and Egypt, where 20 percent live.

Zag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zag has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Zag last name rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zag Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Zag surname is primarily Evangelical (75%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zag surname are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.67% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zág8912/
Zagh86633/
Zaug86596/
Zagt86168/
Zaag86158/
Zaig8698/
Zhag8621/
Szag8615/
Zags8613/
Zeag869/
Hzag868/
Ziag865/
Zayg863/
Zagg863/
Zagp862/
Zasg862/
Zjag862/
Tzag862/
Rzag861/
Dzag861/
Zcag861/
Zakg861/
Zagk861/
Zaugg758,881/
Zague751,543/
Zaggh75114/
Zaigh7545/
Tzaig7530/
Zaugh7516/
Zgagh7510/
Zhahg758/
Zahag757/
Dziag756/
Zaagh756/
Zheag754/
Zhaag753/
Zhaig752/
Zaugt752/
Zhaug752/
Zaugc751/
Szajg751/
Czsag751/
Zaggs751/
Zhhag751/
Sag6721,581/
Zak6718,896/
Zac674,604/
Jag671,778/
Zaq67650/
Zax67448/
Cag67320/
Zog67213/
Zagowa6723/
Xag6720/
Zaghik6716/
Šag6714/
Zagová677/
Zaigue677/
Zagova676/
Ziaagh673/
Zahagh673/
Zhague672/
Zaïgue671/
Zaague671/

Zag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zag in the Arabic language
زاغzagh-

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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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