Zens Surname

133,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Zens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0611:39,0615,174
United States7051:514,12643,043
Austria2221:38,3586,183
Luxembourg1011:5,748843
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
France501:1,328,454133,611
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Kyrgyzstan211:284,41225,571
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Zens (17) may also be a first name.

Zens Last Name Facts

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

Zens (Russian: Зенс) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zens is the 133,556th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,159,273 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Zens reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Zens is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,061 people, or 1 in 39,061. In Germany Zens is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Zens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zens surname rose 2,136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zens are 5.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Zens earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $41,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $47,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaens89204/
Zenns89124/
Zenss8963/
Zense8932/
Czens8931/
Ziens8928/
Zensz896/
Zhens892/
Szens891/
Zuens891/
Zehns891/
Zns865/
Czense8070/
Czensz8039/
Zensch8033/
Dzhens8010/
Zhense808/
Szensz806/
Zennss801/
Dziens801/
Zeensh801/
Sens755,710/
Zenz754,304/
Jens753,490/
Gens753,379/
Zins752,699/
Cens75318/
Zenß7539/
Zems7529/
Znst7510/
Xens751/
Jzns751/
Zxns751/
Zenç751/
Zensová734/
Zensova731/
Ziems671,820/
Soens671,656/
Sense671,635/
Zenze671,575/
Saens671,345/
Senst671,271/
Gense67717/
Jense67574/
Gensh67499/
Cense67345/
Jenns67334/
Zinse67333/
Zaenz67250/
Siens67184/
Zemse67163/
Jeens67116/
Jenss67113/
Seens6783/
Senss6764/
Zinns6760/
Gensø6735/
Jensh6729/
Jenås6728/
Tzins6728/
Chens6723/
Suens6720/
Zenje6720/
Giens6717/
Djens6714/
Sensz6714/
Tzenz6712/
Zinsz6711/
Zuins6710/
Genss6710/
Shens679/
Zyons678/
Zienz677/
Tsens676/
Jensø676/
Zhenz676/
Senns675/
Gehns675/
Zemsh674/
Genns674/
Zemss673/
Zuenz673/
Genst673/
Ciens673/
Czenz672/
Seuns672/
Zinss672/
Zgenç671/
Sjens671/
Hgens671/
Zench671/
Zoenz671/
Jemns671/
Czyns671/
Censì671/
Censh671/
Zennß671/
Jenst670/

Zens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zens in the Russian language
Зенсzens-

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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 Zens
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