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 last name Zé is more commonly found in Angola than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Ze, , , or . 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.

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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