Zi Surname

37,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Zi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China7,3241:186,691232
Nigeria1,3301:133,1908,634
Burkina Faso1,0111:18,1521,308
Vietnam7511:123,364798
Taiwan5961:39,337465
Mexico4261:291,3766,656
Iran4061:189,12015,520
Malaysia3781:78,0275,552
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Thailand1451:487,16185,241
Pakistan961:1,860,87418,465
Ivory Coast951:242,8559,751
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
India691:11,116,890206,545
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Greece591:187,79330,074
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
England121:4,643,172139,951
Israel91:950,84857,975
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Albania81:364,25716,885
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Monaco11:37,0664,748
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: (1) & Ži (1) are calculated separately.

Zi (24,976) may also be a first name.

Zi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zi (Hindi: ज़ी) is found most in China. It may also appear as: or Ži. For other potential spellings of Zi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zi is the 37,627th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,799 people. The last name Zi is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Zi are found; 57 percent are found in East Asia and 57 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 32,029th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 24,976 people.

The surname is most prevalent in China, where it is held by 7,324 people, or 1 in 186,691. Excluding China this surname is found in 75 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 7 percent reside.

Zi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zi surname is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zi surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28% more than the national average, earning $55,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.16% more than the national average, earning $57,712 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
831/
Ži831/
Zhi80380,413/
Zai8055,860/
Zie807,850/
Zid807,732/
Tzi803,866/
Zui802,645/
Zoi802,112/
Zei801,915/
Zih801,886/
Ziz801,057/
Zit80763/
Zis80535/
Szi80288/
Zip80241/
Zii8061/
Dzi8050/
Ziß8040/
Rzi8035/
Zić8027/
Ziy8020/
Zgi8014/
Őzi8014/
Czi8013/
Ziğ8012/
Zzi8010/
Xzi808/
Zji807/
Zxi806/
Hzi805/
Zci804/
Zyi803/
Jzi802/
Zaid67188,750/
Zeid6720,091/
Zhai6719,759/
Zier674,042/
Zied673,932/
Zait673,412/
Zaia673,043/
Zipf672,958/
Zois672,941/
Zipp672,842/
Zeis672,426/
Zich672,305/
Zaiz671,892/
Zais671,451/
Zeiß671,262/
Őszi67760/
Zitt67714/
Zeih67687/
Dzai67539/
Ziet67527/
Ziss67511/
Zies67443/
Dzhi67416/
Zeit67354/
Dzis67335/
Zhui67282/
Ziep67265/
Szij67222/
Ziaj67197/
Zaiß67196/
Zhit67171/
Dzei67140/
Hziz67138/
Ziay67137/
Zaiţ67130/
Zgid67124/
Zieh67124/
Zaih67120/
Zhie67118/
Zaić67118/
Zaiț67110/
Tszi6783/
Rzai6775/
Zuis6774/
Zieß6764/
Zuid6760/
Szip6752/
Zaai6751/
Tziy6748/
Zist6744/
Ziaa6742/
Dzoi6742/
Zihe6738/
Zsid6738/
Gyzi6736/
Czip6735/
Zeij6734/
Ziph6730/
Zgit6730/
Dzie6727/
Zits6726/
Czui6726/
Sziy6725/
Zeip6722/
Zeiz6722/
Zhid6721/
Zidd6719/
Zizz6719/
Tzai6715/
Zaip6715/
Zhio6714/
Ziez6714/
Zihs6714/
Tzui6713/
Zhei6712/
Szit6712/
Åziz6712/
Tzio679/
Zsai679/
Ziea679/
Zicz679/
Zijs679/
Zids677/
Dzih677/
Sszi677/
Zhis676/
Zish676/
Szoi675/
Ziee675/
Zhyi675/
Zieć675/
Tzie675/
Ziey675/
Hzhi675/
Zhoi674/
Zoid674/
Zioa674/
Szie674/
Czis674/
Zaiy674/
Czio674/
Szui673/
Zoit673/
Drzi673/
Shzi673/
Zhzi673/
Zsiz673/
Ziuj673/
Zjci673/
Zidz672/
Zchi672/
Jzie672/
Dzui672/
Zuić672/
Tzoi672/
Zuiz672/
Szio672/
Czie672/
Szid672/
Szei672/
Srzi672/
Zgoi672/
Zjih672/
Zjis672/
Zzid672/
Cziz672/
Zzie671/
Zhih671/
Zhii671/
Tzci671/
Tzgi671/
Szai671/
Ziua671/
Rzzi671/
Hzzi671/
Jzci671/
Jzis671/
Zeić671/
Zgih671/
Zioy671/
Zjai671/
Szih671/
Czyi671/
Sdzi671/
Rzie671/
Rziy671/
Rzoi671/
Tzei671/
Tzhi671/
Tzii671/
Tzij671/
Trzi671/
Sjzi671/
Szji671/
Szgi671/
Szyi671/
Szsi671/
Tczi671/
Zxih671/
Zxiy671/
Zxxi671/
Zxzi671/
Zzip671/
Zziz671/
Zzzi671/
Zjij671/
Zjoi671/
Zitp671/
Zoip671/
Zoiz671/
Zidh671/
Zidp671/
Zhgi671/
Zsip671/
Zisj671/
Zisp671/
Zcie671/
Zcii671/
Zcis671/
Zcit671/
Zciy671/
Zciz671/
Xzui671/
Xzyi671/
Dzji671/
Dzci671/
Dxzi671/
Czai671/
Czij671/
Czit671/
Cziy671/
Czoi671/
Czsi671/
Ddzi671/
Jzsi671/
Hrzi671/
Hhzi671/
Hzsi671/
Zuit670/

Zi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zi in the Hindi language
ज़ीzi90
जीji10

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