Zöch Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Zöch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zöch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1611:52,8918,326
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Zoch (3,402), Žoch (59) & Żoch (1) are calculated separately.

Zöch Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zöch Come From? nationality or country of origin

Zöch has its highest incidence in Austria. It may also be found in the variant forms: Zoch, Žoch or Żoch. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zöch? popularity and diffusion

Zöch is the 1,359,010th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zöch are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Austria, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 52,891. In Austria Zöch is mostly found in: Lower Austria, where 65 percent are found, Styria, where 16 percent are found and Vienna, where 15 percent are found. Not including Austria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoch923,402/
Zösch8953/
Zöh8635/
Žoch8359/
Żoch831/
Zötsch80289/
Zösche807/
Zach7514,864/
Zech7513,127/
Zäch75985/
Jöch7525/
Zöhe7522/
Zöth751/
Zeuch671,187/
Czoch67760/
Zesch67669/
Ziech67591/
Szöcs67486/
Jösch67159/
Szoch67116/
Zaech6789/
Zötzsche6760/
Zuich6729/
Dzoch6728/
Zoech6723/
Tzech6712/
Zaach6711/
Zeech674/
Szöcz672/
Dzech672/
Zosch671/

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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
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  • 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 Zöch
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