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
Zoo is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zoo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zoo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 513,430th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Zoo are found; 45 percent are found in Central Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 213,071st most common forename world-wide, held by 1,355 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 78,671. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live, South Region, where 26 percent live and Littoral Region, where 14 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.
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
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- 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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