Zeiß Surname
Approximately 1,262 people bear this surname
Zeiß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,215 | 1:66,260 | 8,475 |
| Austria | 47 | 1:181,179 | 23,261 |
The alternate forms: Zei (1,915), Zeï (20), Zeî (5) & Zeĭ (2) are calculated separately.
Zeiß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zeiß Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zeiß occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Zei, Zeï, Zeî or Zeĭ. Click here for other potential spellings of Zeiß.
How Common Is The Last Name Zeiß? popularity and diffusion
Zeiß is the 301,076th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,774,601 people. Zeiß occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zeiß reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,215 people, or 1 in 66,260. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 36 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent are found. Not including Germany it occurs in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zei | 95 | 1,915 | / |
| Zeiße | 89 | 38 | / |
| Ziß | 86 | 40 | / |
| Zeï | 86 | 20 | / |
| Zeî | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zeĭ | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zeß | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zeid | 75 | 20,091 | / |
| Zeis | 75 | 2,426 | / |
| Zeih | 75 | 687 | / |
| Seiß | 75 | 489 | / |
| Zeit | 75 | 354 | / |
| Zeyi | 75 | 214 | / |
| Zaiß | 75 | 196 | / |
| Zieß | 75 | 64 | / |
| Zeuß | 75 | 58 | / |
| Zeia | 75 | 57 | / |
| Zeji | 75 | 44 | / |
| Zeij | 75 | 34 | / |
| Zeiz | 75 | 22 | / |
| Zeip | 75 | 22 | / |
| Zeie | 75 | 20 | / |
| Zeyß | 75 | 14 | / |
| Zhei | 75 | 12 | / |
| Zeio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zeić | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zeix | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zeeß | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ze | 67 | 35,989 | / |
| Zi | 67 | 13,993 | / |
| Zeiss | 67 | 2,172 | / |
| Zeise | 67 | 2,023 | / |
| Zeiad | 67 | 899 | / |
| Zeits | 67 | 275 | / |
| Zeich | 67 | 208 | / |
| Zeisz | 67 | 93 | / |
| Zeist | 67 | 74 | / |
| Zeyit | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zeihe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Dzhei | 67 | 32 | / |
| Tzeis | 67 | 31 | / |
| Zieße | 67 | 26 | / |
| Zeies | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zeeyi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Czeiz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zeiud | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zegie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zeius | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zeyid | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zeihs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zeiph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zeiha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zeish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zheji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zeihi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeidh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeyie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeggi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zzeyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeeia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeiis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zejio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeioe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzeij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeied | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zheyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zejie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzeih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeipp | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Zeiß
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