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
Zähner has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can appear as a variant: Zahner or Zahnér. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zähner? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zähner is the 846,108th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zähner live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 25,585. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, where 32 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 17 percent reside and Canton of Graubünden, where 14 percent reside. Not including Switzerland Zähner occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
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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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