Zepezauer Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Zepezauer Surname User-submission:

The Zepezauers come from the Salzburg area of the Austrian Alps, centered in the town of Bad Ischl, along with other families (including the Zauners, Urbans, Plakingers and others), many of whom migrated to Eastern Europe at the behest of the Empress Maria Teresa in the 1700s.

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Zepezauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3611:223,00724,973
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Zepezauer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zepezauers come from the Salzburg area of the Austrian Alps, centered in the town of Bad Ischl, along with other families (including the Zauners, Urbans, Plakingers and others), many of whom migrated to Eastern Europe at the behest of the Empress Maria Teresa in the 1700s. The name "Zepezauer" comes from the German words, zapfen (pinecones) and au (meadows). People from the Zapfen-Au area were known as Zapfenauers, which the local dialect evolved into Zepezauers.

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Zepezauer Last Name Facts

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

Zepezauer occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zepezauer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 678,631st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Zepezauer live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 361 people, or 1 in 223,007. In Germany Zepezauer is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Thuringia, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany Zepezauer occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Zepezauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zepezauer surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Zepezauer earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.35% more than the national average, earning $55,382 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeppezauer9590/
Zepeczauer955/
Zepezuer941/
Zeppetzauer90197/
Czepeczauer905/
Zepzaure823/
Cepecauer7814/
Tsepetsauer7035/
Zebhauser6757/
Cepecawer671/
Zepser670/
Tsapetsauer601/

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