Zenger Surname
Approximately 5,544 people bear this surname
Zenger Surname User-submission:
Zenger is a descriptive surname, meaning 'cheeky', 'bold', 'vivacious', and it derives from the Middle High German words zenger and zanger.
Zenger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,708 | 1:47,134 | 6,176 |
| Turkey | 1,267 | 1:61,422 | 5,866 |
| United States | 956 | 1:379,141 | 33,508 |
| Switzerland | 874 | 1:9,397 | 1,530 |
| Russia | 273 | 1:527,923 | 48,073 |
| Poland | 81 | 1:469,244 | 47,315 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Kazakhstan | 50 | 1:353,650 | 28,520 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Austria | 45 | 1:189,232 | 24,045 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Zenger (24) may also be a first name.
Zenger Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Zenger is a descriptive surname, meaning 'cheeky', 'bold', 'vivacious', and it derives from the Middle High German words zenger and zanger.
- haffman97Zenger Demographics
Average Zenger Salary in
United States
$46,311 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zenger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zenger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zenger (Russian: Зенгер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zenger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 86,840th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,314,492 people. The last name Zenger is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Zenger reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,708 people, or 1 in 47,134. In Germany Zenger is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 85 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Zenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zenger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,345 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zenger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Zenger last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Zenger last name are 13.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.59% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Zenger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning R 269,292 per year; in United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $53,131 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zenger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zenger in the Russian language | ||
| Зенгер | zenger | - |
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Zenger Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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