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

The last name Zayats (Russian: Заяц) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zayats click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zayats? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 25,736^th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 348,203 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Zayats are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Zayats is also the 319,704^th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 673 people.

The last name Zayats is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 13,369 people, or 1 in 10,780. In Russia Zayats is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 10 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 31 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Zayats Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zayats last name are 10.93% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.7% being registered with 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.