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The Zana surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 174 people carried this name — #103,181 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 7% from 163 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 208 people named Zana 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 Córdoba.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Córdoba 85
Buenos Aires Province 74
Santa Fe 49

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 185 people named Zana.

Most of them — 148 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Hautes-Alpes.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 148
Hautes-Alpes 12
Paris 5
Ain 3
Doubs 3
Haute-Garonne 2
Alpes-Maritimes 2
Var 2
Calvados 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

26 people named Zana live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 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

Ticino 12
Vaud 5
Zurich 5
Basel-Stadt 4

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.

Who carried it

People named Zana,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Floretta Zana 1933–2019 · actor
  • József Zana 1938–2020 · actor
  • Mehdi Zana 1940–2026 · politician
  • Mario Zana 1944– · jurist
  • Mario Zana 1944– · jurist
  • Francesco Zana 1946– · association football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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