Zee Surname

77,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Zee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0391:177,76317,808
Netherlands9351:18,0612,807
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Cameroon4111:50,5336,605
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Canada2521:146,21314,975
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
Malaysia1211:243,75413,848
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
England931:599,11935,891
Australia891:303,32226,493
India871:8,816,843179,063
Hong Kong781:94,0451,894
Pakistan761:2,350,57721,125
Afghanistan521:618,3307,160
Liberia461:95,8387,727
China391:35,059,5271,855
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
France191:3,495,933219,029
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Guam121:13,3432,098
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Austria111:774,13064,097
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Scotland61:892,30328,047
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Zimbabwe51:3,087,648114,684
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Zee (14,766) may also be a first name.

Zee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zee (Arabic: زى) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,453rd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,153,823 people. The surname Zee occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Zee live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 46,898th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 14,766 people.

The surname Zee is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,039 people, or 1 in 177,763. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 29 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 95 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.

Zee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zee surname rose 3,577 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zee surname are 1.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zee earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.04% more than the national average, earning R 285,252 per year; in United States they earn 30.26% more than the national average, earning $56,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.28% more than the national average, earning $56,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeed861,859/
Zeye861,378/
Zeer861,128/
Zees86941/
Zeej86358/
Zeje86199/
Zeae86173/
Zeet86163/
Zeea8679/
Zeep8653/
Zeez8624/
Zeie8620/
Dzee8617/
Szee8611/
Zhee869/
Ziee865/
Ze'e864/
Tzee863/
Zeeß861/
Ze8035,989/
Zeerh75525/
Zegge75394/
Zheer75309/
Zeyeh75279/
Zayee75200/
Zeesh75151/
Zeyee7544/
Zeihe7534/
Zeets7533/
Rzeeh7528/
Zeyed7526/
Dzeer7517/
Zeies7517/
Zeyoe7516/
Zeeyi7516/
Zeest7513/
Zawee7510/
Zegie7510/
Zowee758/
Zaiee756/
Zeeph756/
Zeeya755/
Szeer755/
Zeech754/
Zeyes753/
Zheed753/
Hzeer753/
Ziyee752/
Zoyee752/
Zeyie752/
Zzeez752/
Zeeia752/
Zouee752/
Zeejo752/
Zeeds752/
Zuyee751/
Zheye751/
Zeied751/
Zehye751/
Zehez751/
Zeioe751/
Zeeyd751/
Zeeja751/
Zajee751/
Dzeej751/
Shzee751/
Zoiee751/
Zeyet751/
Zgeye751/
Ze'er751/
Zejie751/
Zeesz751/
Szees751/
Xzeye751/
Dzehe751/
Chzee751/
Hzeed751/
Gee6771,972/
See6757,330/
Jee6740,984/
Sze6734,983/
Zea6732,188/
Zeh6719,653/
Zie677,850/
Zer675,917/
Zue674,009/
Cee673,530/
Zhe672,981/
Zoe672,873/
Zet672,491/
Zed671,971/
Zei671,915/
Tze671,585/
Zey671,206/
Dze67995/
Őze67862/
Zep67851/
Zae67598/
Zeheeh67393/
Zeu67204/
Zes67185/
Zez67153/
Zeť6748/
Czeher6730/
Zayeed6720/
Zeï6720/
Zeejah6719/
Cze6719/
Xee6716/
Zce6715/
Rze6711/
Jze679/
Zej679/
Zge676/
Xze675/
Zeyeed675/
Zeî675/
Zheedh675/
Zze675/
Zye675/
Dzheer673/
Zaieed673/
Geezee672/
Szheer672/
Zeĭ672/
Zeesht672/
Zheerh672/
Zje672/
Zxe672/
Hze671/
Zeejas671/
Zeeyad671/
Zeeyae671/
Zeheha671/
Zehgeh671/
Zieyee671/
Zehyoe671/
Zehyeh671/
Zeß671/
Zeheou671/
Zayeeh671/
Zouehe671/
Szeher671/
Srzeeh671/
Zaieeh671/
Zhheer671/
Hzeerh671/

Zee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zee in the Arabic language
زىzy-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zee
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