Zancy Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zancy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zancy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Zancy (12) may also be a first name.

Zancy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zancy is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zancy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zancy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Zancy are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Zancy is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

The last name Zancy is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Zancy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zancy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zancy surname declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zanchy913/
Zancay911/
Zancey910/
Zanscoy831/
Zanca803,963/
Zance8024/
Zanci801/
Zantchey771/
Zanchi733,285/
Zancai73229/
Jancey73224/
Zanche73182/
Cancay73143/
Rzanca7362/
Ziance7333/
Zamchy7325/
Jancay7323/
Zianca734/
Zanchè733/
Zanjay732/
Cancey731/
Zanché731/
Zances731/
Zainca731/
Zanzey730/
Cauncy730/
Canncy730/
Zancer730/
Zanchet671,506/
Zanchez671,090/
Jauncey67721/
Caincay67390/
Zanches67268/
Zhancai6798/
Janchay6782/
Zamchyi6781/
Zamchiy6765/
Zanchio6717/
Caincoy6712/
Saintcy678/
Janchoy675/
Zanzich675/
Canncey674/
Zanchiz673/
Zanchis673/
Zanchai673/
Zhancui672/
Zhanchi672/
Zeaunce672/
Janchuy671/
Zantchi671/
Zantche671/
Zanscha671/
Janchey671/
Zianzey671/
Jhancey671/
Janczyh671/
Jancypp671/
Janscoy670/
Janncey670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zancy
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