Zäh Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zäh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zäh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5811:138,56416,819
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Austria151:567,69652,281
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Zäh Last Name Facts

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

Zäh is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zäh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zäh is the 504,985th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zäh reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 581 people, or 1 in 138,564. In Germany Zäh is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 48 percent are found, Bavaria, where 30 percent are found and Saarland, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 8 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zähr8636/
Zähe8613/
Zhi67380,413/
Zeh6719,653/
Zha673,639/
Zhe672,981/
Zih671,886/
Jäh6736/
Zöh6735/
Zhj6722/
Zätsch6714/
Zyh6711/
Zhy6711/
Zéh672/
Zjh672/
Zhí671/

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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 Zäh
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