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 surname Zegg is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zegg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zegg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,194,481st most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Zegg reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Zegg is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 82,959. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Graubünden, where 88 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent reside. Beside Switzerland this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs 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
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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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