Žipaj Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Žipaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žipaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2191:24,3674,079
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Zipaj (7) are calculated separately.

Žipaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žipaj is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Zipaj. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Žipaj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,025,894th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žipaj live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 24,367. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 94 percent are found, Košice Region, where 5 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Slovakia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 11 percent are found and Japan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zipaj937/
Džipa8025/
Cipaj8011/
Žipajová77179/
Sipaij736/
Cipaja734/
Žippai732/
Cipaji731/
Sipa677,594/
Jipa676,857/
Cipa673,484/
Gipa671,324/
Zipa671,141/
Sihpaja671/
Caipaje671/

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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 Žipaj
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