Zege Surname
Approximately 1,768 people bear this surname
Zege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,320 | 1:134,199 | 8,682 |
| Tanzania | 287 | 1:184,466 | 15,981 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Zege (1,029) may also be a first name.
Zege Demographics
Average Zege Salary in
United States
$41,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zege (Russian: Зеге) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zege.
How Common Is The Last Name Zege? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 229,220th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,121,915 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zege live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zege is also the 250,123rd most common forename on earth, held by 1,029 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,320 people, or 1 in 134,199. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 85 percent live, Nasarawa, where 6 percent live and Adamawa, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Zege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zege has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zege surname expanded 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zege Last Name Statistics demography
Zege earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zege Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zege in the Russian language | ||
| Зеге | zege | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Zege
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