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) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zege? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 229,220th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,121,915 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zege live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 250,123rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,029 people.
The surname Zege is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,320 people, or 1 in 134,199. In Nigeria Zege is primarily found in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside and Adamawa, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Zege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zege has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zege last name rose 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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