Zug Surname

254,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Zug Surname Definition:

(Swiss, German) One who came from Zug (from the tribe of the Tugeni), a canton in Switzerland.

Zug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5021:722,03056,796
Germany5021:160,36919,068
Poland3581:106,17016,099
France941:706,62589,060
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Austria111:774,13064,097
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

The alternate forms: Züg (1) are calculated separately.

Zug (34) may also be a first name.

Zug Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swiss, German) One who came from Zug (from the tribe of the Tugeni), a canton in Switzerland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Zug Last Name Facts

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

Zug is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Züg. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zug? popularity and diffusion

Zug is the 254,471st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,695,584 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Zug reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 34 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 502 people, or 1 in 722,030. In The United States Zug is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 45 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent are found and Poland, where 23 percent are found.

Zug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zug has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zug surname rose 231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zug Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zug surname are 37.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.3% registered with the party.

The amount Zug earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $43,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.56% more than the national average, earning $69,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Züg891/
Zeug861,176/
Zaug86596/
Zugg86342/
Zugs8678/
Zugh8627/
Zoug8611/
Czug863/
Zhug862/
Zsug862/
Zugt861/
Zugz861/
Zuyg861/
Ziug861/
Zugk861/
Zugp861/
Zucg861/
Zcug861/
Jzug861/
Zaugg758,881/
Dziug7555/
Zugck7526/
Zaugh7516/
Czugh7516/
Zough7511/
Zugue7510/
Szugs758/
Zhoug758/
Zougs754/
Dzhug753/
Zheug753/
Zhaug752/
Zaugt752/
Dzugh751/
Zaugc751/
Zzoug751/
Tzucg751/
Tzuyg751/
Zjsug751/
Zugqe751/
Xzoug751/
Zeugg750/
Zougg750/
Zuk674,096/
Jug673,295/
Zog67213/
Sug67105/
Cug67105/
Zeugue6766/
Zuc6762/
Zougue6744/
Zux679/
Zugová676/
Zuq675/
Dzugue675/
Xug675/
Šug674/
Rzzoug672/
Zeugke672/
Zugova671/

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