Zey Surname

311,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4831:166,67819,716
United States3531:1,026,79675,483
Turkey931:836,78940,393
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Ivory Coast341:678,56619,270
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
France111:6,038,429280,838
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
East Timor11:1,215,928507
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Zey (254) may also be a first name.

Zey Last Name Facts

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

Zey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻱ, Russian: Зей) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 311,995th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,042,741 people. The last name Zey is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Zey are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Zey is also the 559,024th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 254 people.

Zey is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 483 people, or 1 in 166,678. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Hesse, where 21 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Turkey, where 8 percent reside.

Zey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zey surname expanded 1,139 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zey surname are 17.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.65% being registered to vote for the party.

Zey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,734 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeya8610,663/
Zeye861,378/
Zeyi86214/
Zeyo86119/
Zeyd8678/
Zeyt8658/
Zeyu8629/
Dzey8621/
Zeys8615/
Zeyß8614/
Tzey866/
Ziey865/
Szey861/
Zsey861/
Zeyz861/
Zeuy861/
Hzey861/
Zeyh860/
Ze8035,989/
Zy801,336/
Zeyad755,927/
Dzhey75357/
Zeyeh75279/
Zeyts75269/
Zeyat75145/
Zahey7577/
Dzeya7558/
Zeyha7545/
Zeyit7545/
Zeyee7544/
Zeyed7526/
Zeyou7526/
Zheyu7517/
Zeyss7516/
Zeyoe7516/
Zeeyi7516/
Zeyah7511/
Zeyid757/
Zeeya755/
Dzeyi754/
Zeyes753/
Zheya753/
Zieya752/
Zeyaa752/
Zeyie752/
Zeyoo752/
Zzeyi752/
Dzeyo752/
Zheye751/
Zehya751/
Tzeyi751/
Zehye751/
Ziehy751/
Zeiyo751/
Zeych751/
Zeysz751/
Zeeyd751/
Dzeye751/
Szeya751/
Zeyet751/
Zgeye751/
Zheyi751/
Zieyd751/
Xzeye751/
Zeyst750/
Sze6734,983/
Zea6732,188/
Sey6723,866/
Zeh6719,653/
Zay6713,392/
Zie677,850/
Zee676,316/
Zer675,917/
Gey675,561/
Zue674,009/
Zhe672,981/
Zoe672,873/
Zet672,491/
Zed671,971/
Zei671,915/
Tze671,585/
Zuy671,578/
Dze67995/
Zys67991/
Őze67862/
Zep67851/
Zae67598/
Zeu67204/
Zes67185/
Jey67174/
Zyp67160/
Zez67153/
Zyz67133/
Cey67125/
Szy6784/
Zoy6778/
Zyo6748/
Zeť6748/
Tzy6747/
Dzheys6731/
Dzeyie6726/
Ziy6720/
Zeï6720/
Hzy6719/
Cze6719/
Zyt6719/
Zheyts6717/
Zce6715/
Zeytts6714/
Dzheyd6713/
Xey6712/
Zxy6712/
Zyh6711/
Rze6711/
Zhy6711/
Jzy6711/
Jze679/
Zej679/
Zyy679/
Zge676/
Rzy676/
Czy676/
Dzheya675/
Xze675/
Zeyeed675/
Zeî675/
Zze675/
Zye675/
Zzy675/
Zyd674/
Zsy674/
Zcy674/
Dzy673/
Zyi673/
Xzy673/
Zjy673/
Zeĭ672/
Zje672/
Zxe672/
Hze671/
Zeeyad671/
Zeeyae671/
Geezey671/
Zieyee671/
Zehyoe671/
Zehyeh671/
Zeyoud671/
Hdzhey671/
Zeß671/
Zughey671/
Dzeyeh671/
Zeyahs671/
Zeyadh671/

Zey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻱalzy91.67
ﺯﻱzy8.33
Zey in the Russian language
Зейzej-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zey
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