Zochow Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zochow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zochow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Zochow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zochow is most common in Switzerland. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zochow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zochow is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Zochow reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,737,638. In Switzerland Zochow is primarily found in: Canton of Zürich, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Zochow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zochow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zachow831,892/
Zechow8314/
Sochow831/
Czachow776/
Zochova773/
Czechow772/
Szachow771/
Szochów771/
Couchow771/
Czochów771/
Souchow770/
Zacow732/
Zosow730/
Schochow7136/
Szachowa7116/
Zhochova711/
Suchow67221/
Jachow6758/
Socowa6725/
Juchow6718/
Sechow6710/
Sachow675/
Zachov675/
Zokhov674/
Zahhow673/
Zozhov672/
Zuchov671/
Tschochow671/
Žochov671/
Cashow671/
Zachob670/
Zachaw670/
Cuchow670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Zochow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis