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.
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Zag Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zag Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zag (Arabic: زاغ) is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Zág. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zag? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zag is the 241,430th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,403,351 people. The surname Zag is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Zag reside; 52 percent reside in North Africa and 31 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 663,277th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 188 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 67,468. Other than Morocco this last name 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 occurrence of Zag has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Zag surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zag Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Evangelical (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Zag surname are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.67% being registered to vote for 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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