Zayats Surname

25,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zayats Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zayats Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia13,3691:10,7801,484
Belarus6,4881:1,46466
Kazakhstan4381:40,3715,326
Transnistria1951:2,434356
Uzbekistan1361:227,4207,703
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Moldova691:51,6147,439
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Zayats (673) may also be a first name.

Zayats Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zayats (Russian: Заяц) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zayats.

How Common Is The Last Name Zayats? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zayats is the 25,736th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 348,203 people. The last name Zayats occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Zayats reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Zayats is also the 319,704th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 673 people.

The surname Zayats is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 13,369 people, or 1 in 10,780. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 10 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia it is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 31 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Zayats Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Zayats last name is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zayats last name are 10.93% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.7% being registered to vote for the party.

Zayats earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.83% more than the national average, earning $64,217 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zayat9113,711/
Zayts911,109/
Zaiats8313,404/
Zayatz83184/
Zayets83127/
Zayate8326/
Zajats8326/
Zaytse8310/
Zayatt8310/
Zayots838/
Zaytts835/
Zayatc834/
Sayats833/
Zayath832/
Zayits832/
Rzayat831/
Zayt80396/
Zayatsova804/
Zayatte7787/
Øzhayat773/
Zaets7321,670/
Sayat734,039/
Cayat731,939/
Ziyat731,211/
Zayac73870/
Jayat73645/
Zayit73588/
Zayad73445/
Zayet73443/
Zaits73396/
Zaiat73338/
Zeyts73269/
Zayaz73167/
Zeyat73145/
Zaait7347/
Zajat7313/
Zeats736/
Zayte734/
Cayts733/
Sayts731/
Zayzs731/
Zaytsova71112/
Ziyath67643/
Ziyate67172/
Zaiatz67158/
Zajacs6795/
Jayate6755/
Zayout6753/
Zaiets6740/
Jajats6731/
Zoyate6722/
Tsayts6721/
Saytes6718/
Zheyts6717/
Zajatz6716/
Sayatz6714/
Zeytts6714/
Zayach6712/
Zahyaz6710/
Zajets6710/
Sayath679/
Sahyat679/
Jayath678/
Sayatt678/
Zayacz677/
Shayts676/
Jhayat675/
Hjayat675/
Zaites673/
Saytts672/
Zhaits672/
Zayyot672/
Cayets672/
Jayatt672/
Zayetz671/
Geyats671/
Zayoot671/
Zoyath671/
Zaiatc671/
Zaihat671/
Cayath671/
Hsayat671/
Zaawet671/
Zeates671/
Zayadh671/
Jayits671/
Sayads671/
Zajate671/
Zaiits671/
Xayatz671/
Zieats671/
Zaythe671/
Djayat671/
Joyats671/
Sayets670/

Zayats Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zayats in the Russian language
Заяцzaac-

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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 Zayats
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