The Zago surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 197 people carried this name — #93,125 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 22% from 162 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 596 people named Zago live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 369 people named Zago.
Most of them — 196 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
74 people named Zago live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 31 people named Zago live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Zago,
with a public archive behind them.
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Emilio Zago 1852–1929 · actor -
Giuseppe Zago 1881–1947 · actor -
Luigi Zago 1894–1952 · painter -
Marcello Zago 1932–2001 · missionary -
Marco Antonio Zago 1946– · scientist -
Erma Zago 1880–1942 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 36 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zago.
- Zacharie 205 · U.S. census
- Zachary 6,724 · U.S. census
- Zacher 1,579 · U.S. census
- Zaepfel 186 · U.S. census
- Zafra 940 · U.S. census
- Zagar 803 · U.S. census
- Zagula 130 · U.S. census
- Zahir 635 · U.S. census
- Zahm 888 · U.S. census
- Zahn 6,086 · U.S. census
- Zahnd 297 · U.S. census
- Zahner 1,228 · U.S. census
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