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
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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) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Žager or Záger. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zager? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zager is the 138,286th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,252,023 people. Zager occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Zager reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Zager is also the 334,590th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 621 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,855 people, or 1 in 195,396. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 9 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Wisconsin, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.
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 last name grew 2,262 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zager Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Zager surname are 0.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.19% being registered with 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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