Zegg Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zegg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland991:82,9599,414
Austria841:101,37414,603
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Zegg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zegg is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zegg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zegg is the 1,194,481st most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Zegg live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 82,959. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Graubünden, where 88 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 42 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Zegg Last Name Statistics demography

Zegg earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziegg8917/
Zhegg891/
Zeugg890/
Zeg8618/
Zeiggs800/
Gegg751,284/
Zeug751,176/
Zieg75872/
Zeig75329/
Szeg75151/
Jegg75130/
Segg7515/
Zeag759/
Zegh757/
Czeg754/
Zehg754/
Zeeg752/
Zegk752/
Dzeg752/
Zjgg752/
Zesg751/
Zheg751/
Zegt751/
Zegc751/
Zecg751/
Rzeg751/
Zigg751/
Hzeg751/
Cegg750/
Zegue671,753/
Szegő671,267/
Ziegs67124/
Szegh6739/
Åsegg6735/
Zegke6734/
Seagg6715/
Ziegh6714/
Chegg677/
Czeig676/
Zheag674/
Zeigh674/
Zheug673/
Czegő673/
Seggs672/
Jeegg672/
Geggs672/
Ciegg672/
Zhehg671/
Zekgh671/
Dzieg671/
Szeig671/
Szigg671/
Hzeig671/
Rzegh671/
Ceggs671/
Jeggt671/
Ziggs671/
Jeggs670/
Siegg670/
Shegg670/
Seegg670/
Ziegt670/
Zeisg670/
Seigg670/
Tzeig670/

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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 Zegg
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