Zog Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Zog Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zog Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran911:843,76441,424
Turkey631:1,235,26151,954
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Zog (161) may also be a first name.

Zog Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zog (Arabic: زوغ, Russian: Зог) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zog? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,133,308th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Zog reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zog is also the 722,635th most widespread first name internationally, held by 161 people.

The last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 843,764. In Iran Zog is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 60 percent are found, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 24 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Iran this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 16 percent are found.

Zog Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zog earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.78% less than the national average, earning R 135,972 per year and in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zogg862,060/
Zoog86179/
Zgog8623/
Zogh8621/
Zhog8615/
Zogs8615/
Zoug8611/
Szog865/
Hzog861/
Zoyg861/
Zogt861/
Zogc861/
Zogk861/
Zokg861/
Zosg861/
Dzog861/
Jzog861/
Zogue7529/
Zough7511/
Zoogh759/
Zhoug758/
Zougs754/
Dzhog751/
Hdzog751/
Xzoug751/
Zzoug751/
Trzog751/
Zougg750/
Jog676,091/
Zok672,487/
Zag671,655/
Zug671,552/
Sog67277/
Cog6752/
Zoc6749/
Zougue6744/
Zoq6736/
Zox6732/
Zág6712/
Ziogue6710/
Zuogue677/
Xog673/
Rzzoug672/
Rzziog671/
Zoogue671/
Züg671/
Dzogue671/
Zotgue670/

Zog Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zog in the Russian language
Зогzog-
Zog in the Arabic language
زوغzwgh-

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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 Zog
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