Zass Surname

371,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6231:86,96310,693
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Austria901:94,61613,804
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Zass Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zass (Russian: Засс) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zass? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zass is the 371,870th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,551,861 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Zass are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 86,963. In South Africa Zass is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 88 percent are found, Gauteng, where 4 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Austria, where 9 percent are found.

Zass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zass has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zass last name expanded 137 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zass Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zass are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zass earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning R 257,868 per year and in United States they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $44,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaiss89336/
Zauss89141/
Zasse8925/
Ziass891/
Zas862,867/
Sass7519,671/
Cass7519,262/
Zeas754,209/
Jass753,354/
Zais751,451/
Zats75971/
Zoss75865/
Zaus75412/
Zias75408/
Zaas75293/
Zahs75130/
Zase75109/
Czas7589/
Zash7557/
Tzas7543/
Xass7518/
Zast7514/
Rzas759/
Szas757/
Začs756/
Zays756/
Zhas752/
Zads752/
Zgas752/
Dzas751/
Zaxs751/
Zzas751/
Zajs751/
Zasd751/
Zasj751/
Zasz751/
Za67131,697/
Jasse6714,783/
Sasse6714,071/
Szasz6712,707/
Zeiss672,172/
Zayts671,109/
Jauss67767/
Czaus67472/
Saiss67397/
Zaits67396/
Chass67227/
Sauss67155/
Jhass67139/
Causs67130/
Zeuss67114/
Dzhas67102/
Drzas6787/
Zashe6757/
Czasz6751/
Zatse6741/
Zaisz6734/
Zaist6730/
Zajst6726/
Zoiss6721/
Zajsz6720/
Ceass6719/
Djass6719/
Zhash6718/
Zhoss6717/
Zahas6716/
Zeyss6716/
Zosse6715/
Szoss6714/
Zausz6714/
Saass6713/
Szaxs6712/
Giass6711/
Jassp6710/
Zause677/
Cassø677/
Zeats676/
Seass676/
Sashs675/
Trzas675/
Zasth675/
Shass674/
Zahsh674/
Caiss673/
Scass673/
Jeass673/
Dzats673/
Zasht673/
Rzasz672/
Jashs672/
Ciass672/
Zayse672/
Cassì672/
Gyzas672/
Jaiss672/
Jzasz671/
Cassh671/
Cashs671/
Sayss671/
Caass671/
Zease671/
Zaase671/
Tzash671/
Zayzs671/
Zahds671/
Čauss671/
Saïss671/
Casìs671/
Ssass671/
Sahss671/
Szazs671/
Zaaas671/
Zadst671/
Zaish671/
Zauxs671/
Zhais671/
Xaass671/
Hzais671/
Siass670/
Zeast670/

Zass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zass in the Russian language
Зассzass-

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