Zef Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Zef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France161:4,151,420237,746
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Albania41:728,51420,844
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
England11:55,718,059489,080

Zef (5,757) may also be a first name.

Zef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zef occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Zef is predominantly found in Asia, where 36 percent of Zef reside; 23 percent reside in Western Europe and 19 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 87,986th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 5,757 people.

Zef is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 4,151,420. In France Zef is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 44 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 25 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Not including France this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Zef Last Name Statistics demography

Zef earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Zeff86909/
Zeif86291/
Zeef86171/
Szef8694/
Zeyf8645/
Zefe8641/
Zeft8633/
Zief8614/
Zeaf8610/
Rzef869/
Hzef862/
Dzef862/
Zewf861/
Zetf861/
Zefh861/
Zehf861/
Zieff75174/
Zeeff75153/
Szeif75107/
Szefs75107/
Zeafe7563/
Hzefh7556/
Zeefe7533/
Zeiff7531/
Ziepf7511/
Hzeef759/
Zeift758/
Szepf758/
Jzsef756/
Zeffe753/
Szeff753/
Czepf752/
Zeefh752/
Dzefe752/
Tzeef751/
Dzeef751/
Jzeff751/
Zefft750/
Zeb6760,721/
Sef673,000/
Šef67167/
Jef67124/
Şef67115/
Szeffs67108/
Zev6779/
Zif6775/
Zew6751/
Szeiff6738/
Dzheff6722/
Szeift6721/
Hzeefh6711/
Sczefs6711/
Zyf679/
Zefova678/
Xef678/
Gef677/
Szieff677/
Zjf675/
Cef674/

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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 Zef
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