Zeff Surname

389,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Zeff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7021:516,32343,186
England921:605,63136,119
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Israel91:950,84857,975
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Zeff (138) may also be a first name.

Zeff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zeff (Russian: Зефф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 389,749th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,017,102 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Zeff are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 787,636th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 138 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 702 people, or 1 in 516,323. In The United States Zeff is mostly found in: California, where 28 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live and Colorado, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States Zeff exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Zeff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zeff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 11,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zeff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zeff last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zeff earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 54.52% more than the national average, earning R 367,188 per year and in United States they earn 35.99% more than the national average, earning $58,678 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zieff89174/
Zeeff89153/
Zeiff8931/
Szeff893/
Zeffe893/
Jzeff891/
Zefft890/
Zef8686/
Szeffs80108/
Szeiff8038/
Dzheff8022/
Szieff807/
Jeff758,379/
Zepf752,463/
Ziff751,157/
Seff75612/
Zeif75291/
Zeef75171/
Szef7594/
Zeyf7545/
Zefe7541/
Zeft7533/
Ceff7520/
Zief7514/
Geff7512/
Zeaf7510/
Rzef759/
Hzef752/
Dzef752/
Zetf751/
Zefh751/
Zehf751/
Šeff751/
Zewf751/
Jeffs679,135/
Sheff671,643/
Cheff67973/
Sieff67429/
Geffe67415/
Seiff67277/
Jeffe67166/
Szeif67107/
Szefs67107/
Seeff67102/
Geffs6792/
Zeafe6763/
Hzefh6756/
Zeefe6733/
Zaiff6724/
Cseff6724/
Seyff6721/
Seuff6713/
Ziepf6711/
Zuiff6710/
Hzeef679/
Szepf678/
Zeift678/
Jzsef676/
Szyff675/
Sziff675/
Zyoff674/
Ceffe673/
Dzefe672/
Djeff672/
Zeefh672/
Czepf672/
Jeeff672/
Gieff671/
Cieff671/
Sceff671/
Tzeef671/
Dzeef671/
Sefft671/
Seffe671/
Jefft670/
Xeiff670/
Zipff670/
Seaff670/

Zeff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zeff in the Russian language
Зеффzeff-

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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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  • 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 Zeff
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