Zając Surname
Approximately 57,795 people bear this surname
Zając Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 57,778 | 1:658 | 23 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Zajac (15,022), Zajác (41) & Zajać (3) are calculated separately.
Zając Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zając Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zając is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Zajac, Zajác or Zajać. For other possible spellings of Zając click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zając? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,770th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 126,093 people. The surname Zając occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zając are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 57,778 people, or 1 in 658. Not including Poland Zając occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zając
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