Zähner Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Zähner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 321 | 1:25,585 | 3,995 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Zahner (5,453) & Zahnér (23) are calculated separately.
Zähner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zähner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zähner is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Zahner or Zahnér. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zähner? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 846,108th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zähner are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 25,585. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, where 32 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 17 percent are found and Canton of Graubünden, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
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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
- 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 Zähner
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