Zo Surname

29,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Zo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar8,9251:2,650543
Egypt3,4171:26,9052,987
Cameroon1,3931:14,9102,028
Vietnam9361:98,981717
Ivory Coast6031:38,2612,508
Burkina Faso4131:44,4362,111
Japan3751:340,91811,837
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
India2621:2,927,73088,513
Russia1861:774,85564,192
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Italy851:719,49060,619
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
China421:32,555,2751,726
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Benin351:295,30324,440
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
France221:3,019,215204,848
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: (4) & (2) are calculated separately.

Zo (139,094) may also be a first name.

Zo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zo (Hindi: ज़ो, Russian: Зо) is found most in Madagascar. It may also be rendered as a variant: or . Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zo is the 29,787th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 405,720 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Zo live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in Barito Africa. It is also the 7,531st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 139,094 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Madagascar, where it is held by 8,925 people, or 1 in 2,650. Besides Madagascar this last name is found in 87 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Zo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zo last name grew 627 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Zo last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Zo last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.

Zo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $37,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
834/
832/
Zou804,240,325/
Zuo801,396,593/
Zoh809,966/
Zio809,271/
Zoa806,904/
Zoz806,058/
Zod802,383/
Zoi802,112/
Zop801,026/
Zoo80636/
Zot80292/
Dzo80289/
Zho80138/
Tzo8092/
Zoy8078/
Szo8070/
Zoň8044/
Zoț8035/
Zos8021/
Hzo8013/
Zoj808/
Zgo808/
Zco807/
Jzo807/
Zjo807/
Rzo806/
Czo804/
Zzo803/
Zoš803/
Xzo803/
Zso803/
Zoß802/
Zxo802/
Zoï801/
Zoţ801/
Zhou6727,202,776/
Zhuo67666,270/
Tzoy675,257/
Czop674,871/
Zoch673,402/
Zois672,941/
Zott672,299/
Zopf672,012/
Dzou671,304/
Zouh671,086/
Zooz67975/
Zots67929/
Zoss67865/
Dzho67788/
Zopp67658/
Tzou67452/
Zhos67403/
Zioh67246/
Dzoz67235/
Dzio67208/
Zozz67184/
Zsoy67136/
Zoph67129/
Zost67123/
Szoć67110/
Dzoo6795/
Szoo6767/
Zhoa6763/
Zosh6761/
Dzoi6742/
Zohs6741/
Zout6741/
Szop6737/
Zhod6734/
Zouz6729/
Dzoć6729/
Tzuo6728/
Zhoh6725/
Szos6724/
Zoud6723/
Zoot6723/
Dzoy6721/
Srzo6719/
Dzos6716/
Zoys6716/
Tszo6715/
Dzoh6715/
Zohy6714/
Czot6712/
Zios678/
Zuod677/
Zgou677/
Drzo676/
Zooy675/
Zhoo675/
Zood675/
Zhoy675/
Szoi675/
Zuoe675/
Zodz675/
Czoj675/
Zhoi674/
Zjou674/
Zoid674/
Zioa674/
Zosz674/
Zobp674/
Zioz674/
Zxou673/
Zohu673/
Zoos673/
Zous673/
Zooe673/
Zoit673/
Dzoa673/
Zoňa673/
Zozs673/
Zodd672/
Zhop672/
Zoop672/
Ziop672/
Zo'a672/
Zods672/
Tzoi672/
Zooa672/
Szoj672/
Trzo672/
Szjo672/
Zgoi672/
Zcoh672/
Xzuo672/
Zszo672/
Jzoy672/
Hzho672/
Czxo672/
Czuo672/
Dhzo672/
Rzoo672/
Dzod671/
Zodh671/
Zhso671/
Zsou671/
Xzou671/
Jzzo671/
Zoht671/
Zuot671/
Zioe671/
Zuoa671/
Zzou671/
Szod671/
Tzoj671/
Zioy671/
Zohj671/
Zsoh671/
Zoyh671/
Zoïa671/
Zoïs671/
Szoz671/
Dzuo671/
Zzoo671/
Ziod671/
Gyzo671/
Zhot671/
Rzho671/
Rzoa671/
Rzoh671/
Rzoi671/
Rzoj671/
Rzou671/
Rzso671/
Tzgo671/
Tzoh671/
Tzso671/
Szoa671/
Szgo671/
Szuo671/
Zzco671/
Zzgo671/
Zzjo671/
Zzoh671/
Zzop671/
Zzoy671/
Zzxo671/
Zuos671/
Zuoz671/
Zjoi671/
Zjoy671/
Zjoz671/
Zjso671/
Zjuo671/
Zohh671/
Zohz671/
Zoip671/
Zoiz671/
Zooj671/
Zotd671/
Zosj671/
Zhoj671/
Zoux671/
Zoyd671/
Zsgo671/
Zsjo671/
Zsoa671/
Zsso671/
Ztxo671/
Ziot671/
Zgoo671/
Zcoy671/
Xzoh671/
Xzoj671/
Xzoo671/
Xzso671/
Xzxo671/
Xxzo671/
Xjzo671/
Dzoj671/
Dzop671/
Dxzo671/
Czoi671/
Ddzo671/
Hszo671/
Htzo671/
Hzso671/
Czod670/
Zoup670/
Szzo670/

Zo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zo in the Hindi language
ज़ोzo-
Zo in the Russian language
Зоzo-

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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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  • 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 Zo
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