Zei Surname

214,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Zei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5701:107,29218,020
Burkina Faso4021:45,6522,137
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Ivory Coast2271:101,6355,255
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Ukraine651:700,34973,397
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Benin461:224,68720,522
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Greece261:426,14656,152
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
China81:170,915,1968,932
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
France31:22,140,907385,998
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Zeï (20), Zeî (5) & Zeĭ (2) are calculated separately.

Zei (2,417) may also be a first name.

Zei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zei (Georgian: ზეი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻱ) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Zeï, Zeî or Zeĭ. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 214,720th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,805,507 people. The last name Zei occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Zei live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 150,835th most common first name globally. It is borne by 2,417 people.

The surname Zei is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 570 people, or 1 in 107,292. In Italy Zei is most common in: Tuscany, where 65 percent reside, Lazio, where 13 percent reside and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Italy it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Zei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zei last name are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% registered with the party.

The amount Zei earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning €32,414 per year; in United States they earn 15.33% more than the national average, earning $49,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.31% more than the national average, earning $70,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeï8920/
Zeî895/
Zeĭ892/
Zeid8620,091/
Zeis862,426/
Zeiß861,262/
Zeih86687/
Zeit86354/
Zeyi86214/
Dzei86140/
Zeia8657/
Zeji8644/
Zeij8634/
Zeip8622/
Zeiz8622/
Zeie8620/
Zhei8612/
Zeio862/
Szei862/
Zeić861/
Tzei861/
Ze8035,989/
Zi8013,993/
Zeiss752,172/
Zeiad75899/
Zehia75833/
Zeits75275/
Zeich75208/
Szeip75190/
Zeisz7593/
Zeist7574/
Zeyit7545/
Dzeii7540/
Zeihe7534/
Zahei7534/
Dzhei7532/
Dzeia7526/
Zeies7517/
Zeeyi7516/
Czeiz7515/
Zeiud7513/
Zegie7510/
Zeius759/
Zeyid757/
Zeihs757/
Zeiph755/
Zeiha755/
Szeid755/
Dzeyi754/
Zeish753/
Zheji753/
Zeidh752/
Zeyie752/
Zeggi752/
Zeeia752/
Zehio752/
Zeihi752/
Zssei752/
Zzeyi752/
Zeied751/
Tzeyi751/
Zeiah751/
Zeiyo751/
Zeiat751/
Zeiis751/
Zeioe751/
Rzeij751/
Szeit751/
Dzeji751/
Zheyi751/
Zejie751/
Tzeii751/
Zzeih751/
Zejio751/
Dzeio751/
Zeipp750/
Zhi67380,413/
Zia67115,472/
Zai6755,860/
Sze6734,983/
Zea6732,188/
Zeh6719,653/
Sei6716,059/
Zie677,850/
Zid677,732/
Zee676,316/
Zer675,917/
Zue674,009/
Tzi673,866/
Cei673,256/
Zhe672,981/
Zoe672,873/
Zui672,645/
Zet672,491/
Zoi672,112/
Zed671,971/
Zih671,886/
Tze671,585/
Zey671,206/
Ziz671,057/
Dze67995/
Őze67862/
Zep67851/
Zit67763/
Jei67743/
Szeitz67646/
Zae67598/
Zis67535/
Zeggio67384/
Szi67288/
Zip67241/
Zeu67204/
Zes67185/
Zez67153/
Šei67103/
Szeicz6764/
Zii6761/
Dzi6750/
Zeť6748/
Ziß6740/
Dzieia6738/
Rzi6735/
Zić6727/
Tzheih6727/
Dzeyie6726/
Czeisz6722/
Ziy6720/
Cze6719/
Zce6715/
Zgi6714/
Őzi6714/
Czi6713/
Xei6712/
Ziğ6712/
Zeijst6711/
Rze6711/
Zzi6710/
Jze679/
Zej679/
Xzi678/
Zji677/
Zge676/
Zxi676/
Zeitts675/
Xze675/
Hzi675/
Zze675/
Zye675/
Zheits675/
Tzheio674/
Zci674/
Zyi673/
Zeitch672/
Zeggia672/
Szőcei672/
Zje672/
Zxe672/
Jzi672/
Hze671/
Zeittz671/
Ziehio671/
Zeß671/
Zia'ei671/
Dzheis671/
Zeicht670/

Zei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zei in the Georgian language
ზეიzei-
Zei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻱalzy-

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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 Zei
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