Zé Surname
Approximately 4,258 people bear this surname
Zé Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 3,352 | 1:8,052 | 1,020 |
| Portugal | 727 | 1:14,330 | 1,108 |
| Brazil | 137 | 1:1,562,586 | 51,889 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 1:132,410 | 4,291 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Ze (35,989), Zè (3), Zë (2), Zȇ (1) & Zê (1) are calculated separately.
Zé (7,898) may also be a first name.
Zé Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zé Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zé is more commonly found in Angola than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Ze, Zè, Zë, Zȇ or Zê. Click here for further potential spellings of Zé.
How Common Is The Last Name Zé? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 109,310th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,711,495 people. Zé occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Zé live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 71,698th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 7,898 people.
Zé is most common in Angola, where it is carried by 3,352 people, or 1 in 8,052. Barring Angola Zé is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 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 Zé
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