Zeh Surname

27,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Zeh Surname User-submission:

The See surname comes from the Americanization of the German surname Zeh, when some German immigrants in the US Americanized it to See.

Zeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon10,5691:1,965192
Germany3,4641:23,2413,081
United States2,2531:160,87816,381
Ivory Coast9401:24,5441,751
Liberia8671:5,085617
Gabon5051:3,741657
Austria1471:57,9289,062
France1311:507,04470,604
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Poland991:383,92741,878
Canada731:504,73442,927
Luxembourg691:8,4141,323
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Israel301:285,25425,178
Chile291:607,46514,668
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Jordan181:491,24612,976
Denmark181:313,59522,770
England121:4,643,172139,951
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Norway81:642,78647,258
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:90,6479,336

Zeh (4,408) may also be a first name.

Zeh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The See surname comes from the Americanization of the German surname Zeh, when some German immigrants in the US Americanized it to See.

- hamonsunwitch

Zeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zeh occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,346th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 370,811 people. The last name Zeh is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Zeh live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 45 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 103,864th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 4,408 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10,569 people, or 1 in 1,965. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: South Region, where 53 percent reside, Centre Region, where 34 percent reside and East Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Zeh is found in 51 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Zeh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zeh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zeh last name grew 407 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zeh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zeh last name are 6.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Zeh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.68% less than the national average, earning 309,124 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.09% more than the national average, earning R 366,168 per year; in United States they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning $44,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $45,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeih86687/
Zeuh86540/
Zieh86124/
Czeh8697/
Zheh869/
Tzeh865/
Hzeh862/
Zehh861/
Zeyh860/
Ze8035,989/
Zhieh752/
Chzeh751/
Tzeuh751/
Dzieh751/
Dzeuh751/
Zsieh751/
Zhi67380,413/
Zea6732,188/
Zie677,850/
Zee676,316/
Ceh674,875/
Zhe672,981/
Čeh672,783/
Zei671,915/
Zih671,886/
Tze671,585/
Zey671,206/
Dze67995/
Őze67862/
Zäh67650/
Sczech67369/
Zeu67204/
Czesch6759/
Czeher6730/
Tzheih6727/
Zhj6722/
Zeï6720/
Cze6719/
Zce6715/
Zhy6711/
Zyh6711/
Zeî675/
Zjh672/
Zeĭ672/
Hze671/

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