Zappa Surname

46,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Zappa Surname User-submission:

(Italian) The Zepponi surname comes from the verb zappare, which means 'to hoe'. Probably the first people with this surname worked on the ground.

Zappa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7,1161:8,5941,253
United States1,7461:207,59420,334
Argentina7791:54,8704,620
Brazil3611:593,00422,114
Switzerland2671:30,7604,610
France1821:364,96054,499
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Ecuador1211:131,4536,795
Greece1071:103,54917,425
Colombia701:682,4877,946
Australia681:396,99632,204
England391:1,428,66862,556
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
India91:85,229,487684,495
Israel91:950,84857,975
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Zappa (82) may also be a first name.

Zappa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Italian) The Zepponi surname comes from the verb zappare, which means 'to hoe'. Probably the first people with this surname worked on the ground.

- andrea379

Zappa Last Name Facts

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

Zappa (Russian: Заппа) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zappa.

How Common Is The Last Name Zappa? popularity and diffusion

Zappa is the 46,306th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 651,023 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Zappa are found; 65 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent are found in Italic Europe. Zappa is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 82 people.

The last name is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 7,116 people, or 1 in 8,594. In Italy it is most numerous in: Lombardy, where 87 percent are found, Liguria, where 3 percent are found and Piedmont, where 2 percent are found. Other than Italy it occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Zappa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zappa has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Zappa last name rose 975 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zappa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zappa last name are 1.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zappa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 139.96% more than the national average, earning €72,061 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.35% more than the national average, earning R 293,124 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning $18,402,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $43,749 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.04% more than the national average, earning $59,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zappas91423/
Czappa9181/
Zappaz9165/
Zappai918/
Zappah915/
Szappa911/
Zeappa911/
Zauppa911/
Zaeppa911/
Dzappa911/
Zapa892,677/
Zappach832/
Szappat831/
Sappa809,032/
Cappa808,327/
Zappe802,748/
Zeppa802,120/
Zaspa801,957/
Zappi801,625/
Zaupa801,029/
Zaipa80908/
Zoppa80608/
Jappa80486/
Zapha80166/
Zhapa80141/
Dzapa80125/
Zappo8083/
Zappy8065/
Zapea8065/
Czapa8044/
Zapas8040/
Szapa8019/
Zapat8013/
Zapop807/
Zabpa807/
Zapai805/
Zazpa804/
Zapaz802/
Zapaa802/
Ziapa802/
Zapay802/
Zapad801/
Zeapa801/
Zapah801/
Zaepa801/
Chappa739,476/
Cappai734,535/
Ciappa73728/
Zoppas73633/
Scappa73394/
Siappa73316/
Zapach73175/
Sappay73148/
Sappah73134/
Zapaia73111/
Saippa7394/
Zappey7387/
Shappa7375/
Zapaya7370/
Zapper7366/
Dziapa7351/
Djappa7349/
Zhapaj7345/
Zapaja7332/
Czapaj7330/
Sappat7329/
Tjappa7326/
Zappio7323/
Zappie7322/
Zappis7320/
Sappaa7319/
Zappei7317/
Czoppa7316/
Jappaa7313/
Zappet7313/
Zaepah7310/
Tsappa739/
Sappha739/
Sappad738/
Jappas738/
Cappay738/
Sappas737/
Szoppa737/
Szapas737/
Cappaï737/
Jappay736/
Zapath735/
Zapatz735/
Saappa735/
Dzaipa735/
Zappes735/
Zapats734/
Dzhapa734/
Zaphai734/
Sayppa733/
Sczapa733/
Zaipah732/
Zhapay732/
Jayppa732/
Sappai732/
Zhapap731/
Zhappo731/
Zaphau731/
Ssappa731/
Zeapea731/
Zahpah731/
Czeppa731/
Jappea731/
Zaspaa731/
Zeppah731/
Zappos731/
Zoppaz731/
Sappaj731/
Sappoa731/
Giappa731/
Cappoa731/
Czapas731/
Czapay731/
Jappha731/
Sappau731/
Cappah730/
Zeappy730/
Sauppa730/
Capa6717,615/
Sapa6716,130/
Japa677,923/
Çapa673,829/
Zape672,779/
Chappaz671,750/
Zapo671,713/
Zepa671,048/
Chappat67596/
Xapa67496/
Zapi67436/
Szczapa67431/
Cappeau67236/
Zopa67181/
Chappas67138/
Zappeij6787/
Schappa6756/
Tsappas6749/
Chappay6741/
Zouppas6738/
Tchappa6726/
Chappau6725/
Zaupper6718/
Tsiappa6714/
Shappas6713/
Sapphai677/
Chhappa675/
Zapaľač675/
Zapy675/
Dzheppa675/
Chaippa673/
Sappait673/
Shappah672/
Zhapash672/
Sappach672/
Zschapa672/
Chappaa671/
Chappha671/
Jaddppa671/
Dzhappo671/
Sjjappa671/
Chappea671/
Jappeah671/
Jappaha671/
Zappett671/
Šapa671/
Szapatt671/
Szapazs671/
Cheappa671/
Sapphat671/
Zooppas671/
Shappea670/

Zappa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zappa in the Russian language
Заппаzappa-

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