Zoo Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Zoo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 264 | 1:78,671 | 9,664 |
| Iran | 130 | 1:590,635 | 33,044 |
| Tanzania | 69 | 1:767,270 | 42,064 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Zoo (1,355) may also be a first name.
Zoo Demographics
Average Male Zoo Height
174.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zoo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zoo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zoo is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zoo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 513,430th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Zoo live; 45 percent live in Central Africa and 42 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 213,071st most widespread first name at a global level, held by 1,355 people.
The surname Zoo is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 78,671. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found, South Region, where 26 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Zoo exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zooz | 86 | 975 | / |
| Dzoo | 86 | 95 | / |
| Szoo | 86 | 67 | / |
| Zoot | 86 | 23 | / |
| Zooy | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zhoo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zood | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zooe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zoos | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zooa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zoop | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rzoo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Xzoo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zzoo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zooj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zgoo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zo | 80 | 17,962 | / |
| Zoost | 75 | 43 | / |
| Zoots | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zooch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szoot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zooth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zou | 67 | 4,240,325 | / |
| Zuo | 67 | 1,396,593 | / |
| Joo | 67 | 49,298 | / |
| Soo | 67 | 44,433 | / |
| Zoh | 67 | 9,966 | / |
| Zio | 67 | 9,271 | / |
| Zoa | 67 | 6,904 | / |
| Zoz | 67 | 6,058 | / |
| Coo | 67 | 3,214 | / |
| Zoe | 67 | 2,873 | / |
| Zod | 67 | 2,383 | / |
| Zoi | 67 | 2,112 | / |
| Zop | 67 | 1,026 | / |
| Zot | 67 | 292 | / |
| Dzo | 67 | 289 | / |
| Zho | 67 | 138 | / |
| Tzo | 67 | 92 | / |
| Zoy | 67 | 78 | / |
| Szo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Zoň | 67 | 44 | / |
| Zoț | 67 | 35 | / |
| Zoňová | 67 | 27 | / |
| Zohova | 67 | 26 | / |
| Zos | 67 | 21 | / |
| Htzooh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hzo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zoj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zgo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zjo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jzo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zco | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rzo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zohová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Xoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Czo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zoš | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zhuoou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zzo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Xzo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zchoot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zoß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ziohou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zxo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhoosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zão | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoţ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoohou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zoo
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