Zager Surname
Approximately 3,236 people bear this surname
Zager Surname Definition:
(Dutch) One who cut timber into boards, a sawyer.
Zager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,855 | 1:195,396 | 19,291 |
| Germany | 468 | 1:172,020 | 20,234 |
| Brazil | 451 | 1:474,666 | 17,958 |
| Slovenia | 138 | 1:18,027 | 4,165 |
| Russia | 125 | 1:1,152,984 | 85,410 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 82 | 1:612,423 | 40,920 |
The alternate forms: Žager (78) & Záger (8) are calculated separately.
Zager (621) may also be a first name.
Zager Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) One who cut timber into boards, a sawyer.
(from a place name) From Zagory, a town in Lithuania.
Zager Demographics
Average Zager Salary in
United States
$51,864 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zager (Hindi: झग्गर, Russian: Загер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Žager or Záger. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zager? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zager is the 138,286th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,252,023 people. Zager is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Zager are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 334,590th most common given name globally It is held by 621 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,855 people, or 1 in 195,396. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.
Zager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zager has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zager surname grew 2,262 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zager Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Zager last name are 0.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.19% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zager earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.28% less than the national average, earning R 156,168 per year; in United States they earn 20.2% more than the national average, earning $51,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,462 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zager Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zager in the Hindi language | ||
| झग्गर | jhaggara | - |
| Zager in the Russian language | ||
| Загер | zager | - |
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