Zego Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Zego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde841:6,305239
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Ivory Coast661:349,56412,508
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Portugal281:372,08012,265
United States91:40,273,215872,126
France91:7,380,302306,885
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Zêgo (26) are calculated separately.

Zego (80) may also be a first name.

Zego Last Name Facts

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

Zego (Tibetan: མཛས་སྒོ།) is held by more people in Cape Verde than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Zêgo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zego? popularity and diffusion

It is the 757,040th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Zego are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 27 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name on earth, held by 80 people.

The last name is most frequent in Cape Verde, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 6,305. In Cape Verde Zego is primarily found in: Sal, where 48 percent live, São Vicente, where 26 percent live and Santo Antão, where 20 percent live. Beside Cape Verde this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent live.

Zego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zego has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zego last name expanded 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zego Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zego earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.43% less than the national average, earning 251,151 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.36% less than the national average, earning $23,669 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zêgo9226/
Szego89329/
Zegou89268/
Czego89237/
Zegos8970/
Zeugo8960/
Zeigo8938/
Dzego8929/
Zoego8921/
Zegot8919/
Ziego898/
Zegho895/
Zeggo891/
Zegoa891/
Zeggou80357/
Zeghou80239/
Zeingo8050/
Ziegou8027/
Zegoud8019/
Szegho8019/
Dzegou8014/
Zegods807/
Zegout806/
Zhengo802/
Dziego801/
Zeugou801/
Zeagou801/
Zeango801/
Dzegho801/
Dzegoh801/
Dzeugo801/
Czegoi801/
Zeghod801/
Zegouh801/
Zeghoo801/
Zeegho801/
Zega7540,880/
Zago7530,733/
Zogo756,685/
Sego754,656/
Jego753,320/
Xego751,764/
Zigo751,566/
Gego751,412/
Zygo75405/
Cego7590/
Čego751/
Zeghoud731,003/
Zeggoud73503/
Zhengou7330/
Zeggout738/
Dzhengo732/
Dziegot730/
Jegou675,099/
Seago672,993/
Chego672,926/
Xhego671,066/
Segou67991/
Ciego67967/
Siego67786/
Djego67754/
Ziega67478/
Dzogo67367/
Zegad67352/
Zoega67350/
Saego67332/
Segot67326/
Jeggo67311/
Segoa67213/
Zogho67205/
Szega67203/
Scego67196/
Seigo67194/
Shego67189/
Sesgo67189/
Zagoo67186/
Zegas67172/
Zigos67150/
Jegho67125/
Zegha67111/
Zegga67105/
Zaggo6789/
Zogoi6785/
Dzega6784/
Zagoh6782/
Jegot6781/
Zegaa6780/
Gegot6775/
Zigoh6770/
Zigou6768/
Gegou6767/
Rzega6764/
Segoh6760/
Seego6758/
Gegos6757/
Zeuga6751/
Gegoz6750/
Zagoi6749/
Zhigo6748/
Zhega6747/
Seugo6740/
Zeaga6739/
Giego6737/
Czega6736/
Segoy6732/
Zegah6726/
Zagho6721/
Zhenghou6721/
Dzago6719/
Segho6718/
Tsego6718/
Gegoj6716/
Segos6716/
Seggo6716/
Geygo6714/
Zigoy6713/
Zeiga6713/
Segoi6712/
Zaigo6712/
Segod6711/
Jegod679/
Zogoh679/
Zhago678/
Zogoy678/
Segoo676/
Ceigo676/
Cesgo676/
Jeego676/
Zygot675/
Gegoi675/
Zahgo675/
Zhenghuo675/
Segoz675/
Zigoi674/
Soego674/
Sehgo674/
Zsogo674/
Zygos674/
Cegot673/
Ssego673/
Cegoa672/
Zohgo672/
Zegat672/
Szigo672/
Jeago672/
Tzega672/
Csego672/
Ceago671/
Jegoo671/
Geggo671/
Gesgo671/
Zoigo671/
Zhogo671/
Zuigo671/
Ceego671/
Cegos671/
Seygo671/
Jegoh671/
Jeigo671/
Zegaï671/
Ziggo671/
Zagoj671/
Zagoy671/
Zoggo671/
Sekgo671/
Zeanghoo671/
Zaago671/
Gegoo671/
Secgo670/

Zego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zego in the Tibetan language
མཛས་སྒོ།dzégo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zego
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