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 surname Zé is found in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Ze, Zè, Zë, Zȇ or Zê. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zé? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 109,310th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,711,495 people. The surname Zé is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Zé reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Zé is also the 71,698th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 7,898 people.
This last name is most widely held in Angola, where it is held by 3,352 people, or 1 in 8,052. Aside from Angola it exists in 17 countries. It is also found 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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