Ze Surname

15,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon25,1041:82759
Angola3,1551:8,5541,062
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Gabon1,2121:1,559261
China1,1391:1,200,458310
Portugal8871:11,745970
Ivory Coast6341:36,3902,411
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Vietnam5151:179,895919
Pakistan1891:945,20612,607
Indonesia1641:806,39861,285
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
United States811:4,474,802235,715
France711:935,531107,040
Taiwan531:442,3543,378
Burkina Faso501:367,0425,907
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
India101:76,706,538639,611
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
England91:6,190,895170,599
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380

The alternate forms: (4,258), (3) & (1) are calculated separately.

Ze (43,204) may also be a first name.

Ze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ze is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms: , or . For other potential spellings of Ze click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ze? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,483rd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 202,494 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ze are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ze is also the 20,862nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 43,204 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 25,104 people, or 1 in 827. In Cameroon Ze is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 43 percent live, South Region, where 35 percent live and East Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 83 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 9 percent live and Ethiopia, where 4 percent live.

Ze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ze are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ze earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $43,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.01% more than the national average, earning $62,108 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
834,258/
833/
831/
Sze8034,983/
Zea8032,188/
Zeh8019,653/
Zie807,850/
Zee806,316/
Zer805,917/
Zhe802,981/
Zet802,491/
Zed801,971/
Zei801,915/
Tze801,585/
Zey801,206/
Dze80995/
Őze80862/
Zep80851/
Zeu80204/
Zes80185/
Zez80153/
Zeť8048/
Zeï8020/
Cze8019/
Zce8015/
Rze8011/
Jze809/
Zej809/
Zge806/
Xze805/
Zeî805/
Zze805/
Zeĭ802/
Zje802/
Zxe802/
Hze801/
Zeß801/
Zeid6720,091/
Zech6713,127/
Zerr675,307/
Zeas674,209/
Zier674,042/
Zied673,932/
Zepp673,604/
Zepf672,463/
Zeis672,426/
Zead672,018/
Zeed671,859/
Dzer671,685/
Zeiß671,262/
Zeer671,128/
Zees67941/
Zeih67687/
Zeuh67540/
Ziet67527/
Ősze67517/
Zies67443/
Zett67442/
Zeej67358/
Zeit67354/
Zess67335/
Őzse67321/
Ziep67265/
Zher67229/
Zeph67179/
Zeae67173/
Zeet67163/
Zets67147/
Dzei67140/
Zieh67124/
Zhie67118/
Zedd6799/
Zhed6798/
Czeh6797/
Zest6788/
Zeea6779/
Zeyd6778/
Tsze6767/
Zieß6764/
Zeyt6758/
Zeep6753/
Zerh6743/
Zihe6738/
Dzeu6735/
Zeij6734/
Øzer6728/
Dzie6727/
Zeez6724/
Zeip6722/
Zeiz6722/
Dzey6721/
Zhea6720/
Dzed6719/
Dzee6717/
Tzea6717/
Zeys6715/
Zedh6715/
Ziez6714/
Dzea6714/
Zeyß6714/
Chze6714/
Zähe6713/
Drze6713/
Zhei6712/
Zeaz6712/
Czep6712/
Zget6711/
Szee6711/
Zhee679/
Ziea679/
Shze679/
Zheh679/
Hzer678/
Trze678/
Tzey676/
Ziee675/
Zieć675/
Dzes675/
Tzeh675/
Tzie675/
Ziey675/
Zheu674/
Zhes674/
Szie674/
Zeïd674/
Ze'e674/
Tzej674/
Czet674/
Zesh673/
Zeat673/
Zger673/
Tzge673/
Dzep673/
Tzee673/
Hdze673/
Rzeh672/
Hzeh672/
Zetp672/
Zhet672/
Szes672/
Jzie672/
Gyze672/
Thze672/
Dzez672/
Zche672/
Czie672/
Szei672/
Ttze672/
Zejp672/
Xzge672/
Zhej672/
Ztxe672/
Zxej672/
Hzed672/
Hzse672/
Zzie671/
Hzce671/
Zedz671/
Zehp671/
Zehh671/
Hrze671/
Zeić671/
Zeeß671/
Szej671/
T'Ze671/
Cześ671/
Dzet671/
Zeap671/
Hzez671/
Dzge671/
Zhse671/
Rzie671/
Tzei671/
Tzhe671/
Srze671/
Sxze671/
Szey671/
Szeh671/
Zxea671/
Zzea671/
Zzet671/
Zzse671/
Zzze671/
Zoej671/
Zjce671/
Zhhe671/
Zhje671/
Zrze671/
Zsep671/
Zses671/
Zsey671/
Zsje671/
Zejt671/
Zeyz671/
Zezs671/
Zgea671/
Zgez671/
Zesz671/
Zehs671/
Zcej671/
Zcet671/
Zcie671/
Xzea671/
Xsze671/
Dzxe671/
Dzze671/
Czce671/
Czed671/
Czhe671/
Czje671/
Jzze671/
Jsze671/
Hsze671/
Hzeu671/
Hzey671/
Hzhe671/
Hzxe671/
Hzze671/
Zeyh670/

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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 Ze
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