Zoe Surname

153,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,2201:3,614463
Ivory Coast8381:27,5311,915
Israel2701:31,6954,483
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Romania981:204,87620,291
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
France381:1,747,966156,445
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Seychelles231:4,017661
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
China111:124,301,9616,553
England101:5,571,806158,774
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Zoé (4) are calculated separately.

Zoe (141,978) may also be a first name.

Zoe Last Name Facts

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

Zoe (Arabic: زُوّي, Georgian: ზოე, Russian: Зоэ) is found most frequently in Liberia. It may appear in the variant forms: Zoé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zoe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 153,066th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,536,563 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Zoe live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 7,375th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 141,978 people.

Zoe is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 1,220 people, or 1 in 3,614. In Liberia Zoe is most common in: Nimba County, where 36 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 24 percent are found and Bomi County, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 29 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.

Zoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zoe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zoe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Zoe earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 41.28% more than the national average, earning $70,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoé894/
Zoue862,245/
Zoet861,478/
Zoer86873/
Zohe86581/
Zowe86375/
Zoje86259/
Zoye86112/
Zoie8665/
Zoey8652/
Zoea8637/
Zoes8636/
Zoeh8621/
Zhoe8618/
Zoee8617/
Zuoe865/
Zooe863/
Zioe861/
Zoed861/
Zoej861/
Zcoe861/
Dzoe861/
Jzoe861/
Zioet75507/
Zaoue75298/
Zouhe75155/
Zoest75121/
Zoepf7528/
Zoech7523/
Zuoye7522/
Zoued7519/
Zoyes7517/
Zeyoe7516/
Czoer7514/
Zouye7512/
Zowie759/
Zowee758/
Zoueh757/
Zoyed755/
Zoehr753/
Zouet753/
Zohey753/
Zajoe752/
Zhoje752/
Zoyee752/
Zoowe752/
Zouee752/
Zoyet752/
Jzoet751/
Hzoer751/
Zoeha751/
Zoett751/
Zohje751/
Zhoue751/
Zhowe751/
Zuoer751/
Zoieh751/
Zohei751/
Zeioe751/
Zohie751/
Zoepp751/
Zoues751/
Zooey751/
Zoiee751/
Zooei751/
Zooes751/
Zsohe751/
Zojed751/
Zooer751/
Zioer751/
Zou674,240,325/
Soe67539,113/
Joe6781,113/
Zea6732,188/
Zoa676,904/
Zee676,316/
Zue674,009/
Zoi672,112/
Zei671,915/
Zey671,206/
Zoo67636/
Zae67598/
Zahoue67444/
Zouied67435/
Zoesch67209/
Zeu67204/
Zoy6778/
Zhouye6773/
Zhouhe6771/
Zohoue6762/
Zoň6744/
Zouyed6723/
Zoahie6721/
Zhuoye6720/
Zaoued679/
Zej679/
Zoj678/
Zouyeh677/
Ziouet675/
Zeî675/
Zye675/
Zhuohe675/
Zaouhe674/
Zuojie673/
Zhuoer672/
Zhowie671/
Zhoyie671/
Zoehee671/
Zehyoe671/
Zohied671/
Zaouet671/
Zioeas671/
Zioeha671/
Ziouhe671/
Zouehe671/
Zouieh671/
Zoujep671/
Zoujet671/
Zão671/
Zouiet671/
Zhoher671/
Zhoetz670/

Zoe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zoe in the Georgian language
ზოეzoe-
Zoe in the Russian language
Зоэzoe-
Zoe in the Arabic language
زُوّيzuy-

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