Zipf Surname

149,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zipf Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller near the point or corner.

Zipf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6661:48,3236,325
United States8741:414,71336,022
Australia2111:127,94213,963
Brazil1661:1,289,60444,167
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Austria101:851,54467,454
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Zipf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller near the point or corner.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Zipf Last Name Facts

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

Zipf occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zipf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,373rd most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,463,673 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Zipf reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,666 people, or 1 in 48,323. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 54 percent reside, Bavaria, where 19 percent reside and Hesse, where 15 percent reside. Beside Germany Zipf occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Zipf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zipf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zipf last name grew 1,028 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zipf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zipf surname are 40.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zipf earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning $47,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.85% less than the national average, earning $42,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Czipf8974/
Ziepf8911/
Zzipf891/
Zipfe891/
Zipff890/
Zip86241/
Zif8675/
Zipp752,842/
Zepf752,463/
Ziff751,157/
Zaif751,100/
Zips75761/
Zeif75291/
Ziep75265/
Sipf75100/
Zipe7555/
Szip7552/
Zäpf7551/
Czip7535/
Ziph7530/
Zife7525/
Zift7523/
Zeip7522/
Dzip7517/
Zaip7515/
Zief7514/
Zuif7512/
Zhif759/
Zipt754/
Cipf753/
Zoif753/
Zitf752/
Zgif752/
Tzip752/
Zizf752/
Jzif751/
Xzip751/
Zipz751/
Zisp751/
Zsip751/
Zidp751/
Szif751/
Zoip751/
Zivp751/
Gipf751/
Tzif751/
Zivf751/
Zitp751/
Dzif751/
Zjif751/
Zzip751/
Zxip751/
Jipf750/
Zi6713,993/
Zippe67206/
Szeip67190/
Zieff67174/
Dzipe67156/
Szeif67107/
Cziep67100/
Ziepe6786/
Zipps6780/
Zssip6748/
Zeipe6734/
Zeiff6731/
Czipp6731/
Zaiff6724/
Szaif6720/
Szaip6714/
Sczip6712/
Zuiff6710/
Szepf678/
Zgaip678/
Zeift678/
Zaips677/
Zeiph675/
Zhaif675/
Sziff675/
Szipp674/
Ziepz674/
Zieps673/
Zaipe673/
Czepf672/
Zeips671/
Hzuip671/
Jzizp671/
Zgizf671/
Zuijf671/
Zifph671/
Zxsip671/
Tszif671/
Tzipe671/
Caipf671/
Zaisf671/
Sipef671/
Zaife671/
Zaipt671/
Tsipf671/
Zeipp670/
Ziepp670/

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