Zapàta Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Zapàta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zapàta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Zapata (556,642), Zapáta (2), Zapatá (3), Zàpata (2), Zápata (1) & Zàpàtà (1) are calculated separately.

Zapàta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zapàta is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Zapata, Zapáta, Zapatá, Zàpata, Zápata or Zàpàtà. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zapàta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zapàta is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Zapàta reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 43 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most frequent in Colombia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,887,036. Outside of Colombia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 14 percent are found and Ecuador, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zapata94556,642/
Zapáta942/
Zapatá893/
Zàpata892/
Zápata891/
Zàpàtà891/
Zapota839/
Zappata77297/
Dzapata77260/
Zapatta77259/
Zapatas7762/
Zapatha7721/
Zapataz7714/
Zaapata774/
Zapaita771/
Za'pata771/
Zxapata771/
Zapatad771/
Zaphata771/
Xzapata771/
Zapaata771/
Zapahta771/
Zappatta715/
Capata672,817/
Sapata672,790/
Capota671,425/
Zapote67753/
Sapota67602/
Zapate67547/
Zapato6780/
Japata6761/
Zopota6742/
Zepata6717/
Japota6716/
Xapata676/
Zapoto671/
Capăta671/
Zopata670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zapàta
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