Zytkow Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Zytkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zytkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Zytkow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zytkow occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zytkow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Zytkow live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 83 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 17 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Zambia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zykow9114/
Sytkow831/
Zytkov831/
Zhytkov77348/
Zestkow772/
Zietkow771/
Zytkoff771/
Zykov7321,701/
Zyków7311/
Zikow735/
Zykof732/
Zhytkova71442/
Czestkow714/
Zhystkov711/
Seytekow711/
Zykova6726,935/
Zaykov676,101/
Zuykov674,013/
Sytkov67302/
Zhykov6793/
Zitkov6757/
Zetkov6744/
Zykoff6724/
Zoykov6720/
Zikowa6715/
Zaikow6713/
Zyckov676/
Gitkow674/
Zykhov674/
Zaykof674/
Zyskov673/
Ziekow673/
Zykoof672/
Citkow672/
Zickow672/
Zyzkov671/
Dzikow671/
Zzykov671/

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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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  • 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 Zytkow
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