Zajac Surname

35,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Zajac Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian) One with some characteristic of a rabbit; dweller at the sign of the rabbit.

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Zajac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3341:49,4225,988
Slovakia1,4361:3,716220
France8651:76,78910,790
Germany7541:106,77113,187
England6941:80,2858,931
Czechia6811:15,6142,304
Poland6761:56,2268,859
Canada6751:54,5866,492
Austria2431:35,0435,630
Argentina2071:206,49017,041
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Brazil1601:1,337,96545,535
Serbia1341:53,3215,103
Lithuania1091:27,8404,943
Sweden1081:91,1746,647
Norway761:67,6629,529
Ireland721:65,4024,223
Spain551:850,03734,138
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Croatia421:100,68116,054
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Wales261:119,0209,008
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Hungary231:426,79528,704
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Malta181:23,9041,289
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Finland71:785,24338,644
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
China21:683,660,78330,601
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Zajác (41) & Zajać (3) are calculated separately.

Zajac (31) may also be a first name.

Zajac Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Ukranian) One with some characteristic of a rabbit; dweller at the sign of the rabbit.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Zajac means 'hare' in Polish.

- carolzb

Zajac Last Name Facts

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

Zajac occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Zajác or Zajać. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zajac? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,190th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,125 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Zajac are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,334 people, or 1 in 49,422. In The United States Zajac is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 15 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 10 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Zajac Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Zajac are 3.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zajac earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning 360,750 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.77% less than the national average, earning R 219,180 per year; in United States they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $47,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $49,967 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Zajacz91410/
Zajack91283/
Zajacs9195/
Zajacc911/
Jzajac911/
Zajc893,960/
Zajíc802,313/
Zajec802,284/
Zajic801,544/
Zayac80870/
Zajas80486/
Zajak80237/
Jajac8074/
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Zajaj8047/
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Zjaic807/
Cajac804/
Zajax802/
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Zajyc801/
Zejac801/
Zajag801/
Zajacová772,052/
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Zaiacz7344/
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Zajecs736/
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Zaaych731/
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Zajajk731/
Jadjac731/
Jaujac731/
Zajoic731/
Zajeck730/
Zajaczová7118/
Zajackova713/
Zajaczova711/
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Zaic67359/
Zajk67275/
Zajkova67201/
Jayjack6769/
Jaic6764/
Zajusch6761/
Zayc6729/
Cajc6727/
Zejc6712/
Zajj677/
Drzajic677/
Zajcová672/
Zaíc671/
Jajc671/
Zaiache671/
Jeac671/
Zajz671/
Zaec671/
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Zajieck671/
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Zajx671/
Zeac671/
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