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
The surname Zeiß is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as: Zei, Zeï, Zeî or Zeĭ. For other possible spellings of Zeiß click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zeiß? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zeiß is the 301,076th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,774,601 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zeiß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Zeiß is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,215 people, or 1 in 66,260. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 36 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent live.
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
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- 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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