Zäch Surname
Approximately 985 people bear this surname
Zäch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 583 | 1:14,087 | 2,321 |
| Germany | 376 | 1:214,110 | 24,191 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 1:4,797 | 618 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
The alternate forms: Zach (14,864) are calculated separately.
Zäch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zäch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zäch is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Zach. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zäch? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zäch is the 366,000th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,398,524 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zäch are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Zäch is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 14,087. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of St Gallen, where 57 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent are found and Canton of Zug, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach | 92 | 14,864 | / |
| Zych | 75 | 20,615 | / |
| Zech | 75 | 13,127 | / |
| Zoch | 75 | 3,402 | / |
| Zich | 75 | 2,305 | / |
| Zöch | 75 | 163 | / |
| Czech | 67 | 30,087 | / |
| Zeuch | 67 | 1,187 | / |
| Czoch | 67 | 760 | / |
| Ziech | 67 | 591 | / |
| Zaich | 67 | 521 | / |
| Zeich | 67 | 208 | / |
| Czich | 67 | 184 | / |
| Zaech | 67 | 89 | / |
| Zajch | 67 | 34 | / |
| Zuich | 67 | 29 | / |
| Dzoch | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dzich | 67 | 26 | / |
| Czych | 67 | 23 | / |
| Zoech | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tzech | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zaach | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zaych | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zeech | 67 | 4 | / |
| Čzech | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tzich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dzech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeych | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Zäch
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis