Zajac Surname
Approximately 15,022 people bear this surname
Zajac Surname Definition:
(Polish, Ukranian) One with some characteristic of a rabbit; dweller at the sign of the rabbit.
Read More About This SurnameZajac Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,334 | 1:49,422 | 5,988 |
| Slovakia | 1,436 | 1:3,716 | 220 |
| France | 865 | 1:76,789 | 10,790 |
| Germany | 754 | 1:106,771 | 13,187 |
| England | 694 | 1:80,285 | 8,931 |
| Czechia | 681 | 1:15,614 | 2,304 |
| Poland | 676 | 1:56,226 | 8,859 |
| Canada | 675 | 1:54,586 | 6,492 |
| Austria | 243 | 1:35,043 | 5,630 |
| Argentina | 207 | 1:206,490 | 17,041 |
| Australia | 191 | 1:141,339 | 15,185 |
| Brazil | 160 | 1:1,337,965 | 45,535 |
| Serbia | 134 | 1:53,321 | 5,103 |
| Lithuania | 109 | 1:27,840 | 4,943 |
| Sweden | 108 | 1:91,174 | 6,647 |
| Norway | 76 | 1:67,662 | 9,529 |
| Ireland | 72 | 1:65,402 | 4,223 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Croatia | 42 | 1:100,681 | 16,054 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| Venezuela | 40 | 1:755,102 | 12,515 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Hungary | 23 | 1:426,795 | 28,704 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Zajac means 'hare' in Polish.
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Average Male Zajac Height
178.01 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zajác | 93 | 41 | / |
| Zajać | 93 | 3 | / |
| Zajacz | 91 | 410 | / |
| Zajack | 91 | 283 | / |
| Zajacs | 91 | 95 | / |
| Zajacc | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jzajac | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zajc | 89 | 3,960 | / |
| Zajíc | 80 | 2,313 | / |
| Zajec | 80 | 2,284 | / |
| Zajic | 80 | 1,544 | / |
| Zayac | 80 | 870 | / |
| Zajas | 80 | 486 | / |
| Zajak | 80 | 237 | / |
| Jajac | 80 | 74 | / |
| Zaiac | 80 | 67 | / |
| Zajaj | 80 | 47 | / |
| Zajaz | 80 | 45 | / |
| Zazac | 80 | 41 | / |
| Zajch | 80 | 34 | / |
| Zojac | 80 | 14 | / |
| Zajcz | 80 | 13 | / |
| Zajóc | 80 | 13 | / |
| Zjaic | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cajac | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zajax | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zajzc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zajyc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zejac | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zajag | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zajacová | 77 | 2,052 | / |
| Zajacova | 77 | 101 | / |
| Zajácz | 73 | 796 | / |
| Zaujec | 73 | 658 | / |
| Zaiacz | 73 | 44 | / |
| Zajjaj | 73 | 37 | / |
| Jajack | 73 | 29 | / |
| Zajick | 73 | 29 | / |
| Zajats | 73 | 26 | / |
| Zayjas | 73 | 20 | / |
| Zajatz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Zayach | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sajack | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zajics | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zayack | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zajicz | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zayacz | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zaijas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zajecs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zayatc | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zjajic | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jzajic | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zajecz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaaych | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaiatc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zajajk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jadjac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaujac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zajoic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zajeck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zajaczová | 71 | 18 | / |
| Zajackova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zajaczova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zajacková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaic | 67 | 359 | / |
| Zajk | 67 | 275 | / |
| Zajkova | 67 | 201 | / |
| Jayjack | 67 | 69 | / |
| Jaic | 67 | 64 | / |
| Zajusch | 67 | 61 | / |
| Zayc | 67 | 29 | / |
| Cajc | 67 | 27 | / |
| Zejc | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zajj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Drzajic | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zajcová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaíc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jajc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaiache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zajz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zojc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahajac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zajieck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zajq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zajs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zajx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zauc | 67 | 0 | / |
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