Zé Surname

109,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Zé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola3,3521:8,0521,020
Portugal7271:14,3301,108
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
France31:22,140,907385,998
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Ze (35,989), (3), (2), (1) & (1) are calculated separately.

(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, , , or . 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ze8335,989/
833/
832/
831/
831/
Zié8012/
Zéo8012/
Zué806/
Zéu804/
Zoé804/
Zéa803/
Zéh802/
Zét801/
Zér801/
Zàé801/
Z672,777/
Zécz6716/
Zéga672/
Zéwé671/
Zéau671/
Zaée671/

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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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