Zontag Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Zontag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zontag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel971:88,22310,433
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Zontág (5) are calculated separately.

Zontag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zontag (Russian: Зонтаг) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Zontág. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zontag? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,551,568th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Zontag is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Zontag are found; 74 percent are found in West Asia and 73 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 88,223. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Haifa District, where 35 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent reside and Northern District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Israel Zontag is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Zontag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zontag has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zontag last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zontág945/
Szontag9239/
Zonntag925/
Szontagh86159/
Szonntag8625/
Sontag835,550/
Contag83249/
Zontak83103/
Zuntag8322/
Szonntagh807/
Zontagová805/
Sonntag7726,887/
Szontág7798/
Sontagh7728/
Zontakh7720/
Sountag778/
Soontag772/
Sontagg772/
Ziontak771/
Somntag771/
Shontag770/
Szontágh71125/
Schontag7188/
Jountagh7116/
Sonthaug710/
Sonntagg710/
Contac67229/
Sontak6778/
Suntag6776/
Sontág6755/
Sontac6741/
Sontog6727/
Jantag6726/
Santag6717/
Zontok6717/
Sontagová6713/
Contak6711/
Zontágová675/
Zantac672/
Zonták671/
Cantag671/
Zumtag671/
Juntag671/
Johntaugh670/
Somtag670/

Zontag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zontag in the Russian language
Зонтагzontag-

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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 Zontag
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