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The Zapata surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 23,900 people carried this name — #1,361 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,300 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 321 people named Zapata.

157 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 157
Hauts-de-Seine 35
Bouches-du-Rhône 19
Gard 16
Vaucluse 12
Hérault 12
Loire 11
Isère 9
Rhône 6

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

196 people named Zapata live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

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Where they live today

Geneva 66
Zurich 33
Vaud 28
Bern 11
Ticino 9
Valais 8
Aargau 8
Fribourg 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Zapata in American newspapers,
1866–1936.

Newspaper page from Columbia carrying the name Zapata
Columbia 1867-01-05
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Zapata
The Colfax Chronicle 1912-04-20
Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Zapata
The Washington Herald 1912-08-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 42,530 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Zapata,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Antonio Zapata y Cisneros
    Antonio Zapata y Cisneros 1550–1635 · archbishop
  • Salvador José Zapata
    Salvador José Zapata 1781–1854 · pharmacist
  • Miguel Zapata Sáez
    Miguel Zapata Sáez 1841–1918 · mine entrepreneur
  • Marcos Zapata Mañas
    Marcos Zapata Mañas 1842–1913 · writer
  • Eufemio Zapata
    Eufemio Zapata 1873–1917 · military personnel

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 237 lives in all are documented under this name.

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