Zia Forename

4,185th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 250,994 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zia Forename Definition:

Zy'-a. A descendant of Gad. 1 Chron. v. 13.

Zia Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan
89%
 
127,0191:1,530291
Afghanistan
 
89%
45,7411:713122
Bangladesh
89%
 
37,8501:4,213597
Egypt
100%
11,0831:8,292833
Saudi Arabia-10,8991:2,827474
India
84%
 
3,6391:333,84930,117
United States
63%
 
2,3011:157,5566,095
Indonesia
57%
 
2,1391:120,60013,078
England
85%
 
1,4221:39,1022,009
Iraq
100%
1,2171:28,7741,353
Italy
 
98%
9091:67,1751,544
Canada
100%
8501:38,9802,810
Kuwait-7031:5,384687
Sri Lanka-6441:32,2973,883
Oman-4411:9,3171,152
Qatar
100%
3941:6,014967
Bahrain-3851:3,503566
Ivory Coast
62%
 
2841:81,2535,228
Georgia
94%
 
2391:15,6421,240
Poland
 
68%
2361:161,1323,078
Iran
100%
2191:358,4335,066
Philippines
 
96%
2021:524,79917,295
South Africa
 
69%
1851:294,77116,772
Malaysia
61%
 
1481:205,74311,801
Germany
86%
 
1091:886,9537,330
Australia-1041:131,3234,273
Sweden
76%
 
1011:97,6034,228
Netherlands
99%
 
911:185,7377,248
Cameroon
 
82%
891:242,8159,742
Yemen-881:298,8271,992
United Arab Emirates-731:97,9737,849
France
 
99%
711:936,2027,555
Lebanon
96%
 
681:82,7582,963
Denmark-641:88,2732,673
New Zealand-611:74,3613,508
Spain
100%
601:775,4997,772
Thailand
83%
 
581:1,208,03140,915
Norway
100%
551:93,3153,091
Russia
94%
 
521:2,773,72516,606
Albania
100%
501:60,9315,122
Scotland
99%
 
441:121,5992,661
Azerbaijan
100%
421:229,5946,832
Portugal-371:281,3755,179
Papua New Guinea
50%
 
291:281,11422,987
Belgium
100%
241:478,7527,908
China-231:59,393,73062,751
DR Congo
 
67%
211:3,515,60073,131
Switzerland
58%
 
211:391,1196,896
Dominican Republic-191:549,01414,985
Greece
100%
191:575,5037,294
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
191:71,6545,624
Wales
100%
191:162,8583,204
Israel
 
74%
161:525,18210,080
Syria-161:1,206,6303,344
Nigeria
100%
151:11,837,624127,959
Singapore
100%
151:419,13710,588
Brazil-121:17,853,013181,068
Haiti-111:975,17814,386
Kenya-111:4,209,73724,377
Ecuador-91:1,969,65811,243
Kazakhstan
63%
 
91:1,971,87215,474
Libya-91:691,2571,282
South Korea-91:616,04714,026
Tunisia-91:75,2113,284
Argentina
57%
 
81:5,346,65513,183
Hong Kong-81:969,0915,961
Taiwan-81:2,971,21060,968
Belarus
100%
71:1,354,6266,726
Namibia-71:343,4545,692
Niger
 
71%
71:2,740,57130,052
Puerto Rico-71:507,1863,923
Tanzania
100%
71:7,541,18837,665
Venezuela-61:5,033,64967,876
Northern Ireland
100%
51:368,6292,296
Austria
100%
51:1,702,8409,344
Japan-51:25,597,21150,433
Peru
100%
51:6,358,29142,272
Uganda
100%
51:8,191,38458,906
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Burkina Faso
100%
41:4,594,86756,462
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Iceland-41:91,5043,703
Mauritius
100%
41:324,4465,754
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Ukraine
 
75%
41:11,374,97714,813
Uzbekistan
50%
 
41:7,696,61011,277
Abkhazia
67%
 
31:81,1412,130
Algeria-31:12,725,57318,455
Finland
71%
 
31:1,827,72814,078
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Jordan
 
59%
31:2,942,2588,136
North Macedonia-31:696,91910,674
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
Turkey-31:25,933,90352,822
Bulgaria-21:3,495,19519,668
Chile
50%
 
21:8,803,60433,591
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Cyprus-21:435,5383,859
Czechia
 
61%
21:5,328,0818,108
Faroe Islands
100%
21:24,5641,836
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Zimbabwe
50%
 
21:7,711,90884,647
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Northern Cyprus-11:318,1333,044
Palestine
100%
11:4,550,0585,739
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saint Lucia-11:177,8158,104
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Turkmenistan
100%
11:5,472,8703,925

The alternate forms: Zià (1) & Zía (1) are calculated separately.

Zia (115,472) may also be a surname.

Zia Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Zy'-a. A descendant of Gad. 1 Chron. v. 13.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: trembling.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Zia Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

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Zià891/
Zía891/
Ziad86265,622/
Ziat862,445/
Zhia86377/
Rzia86103/
Ziha86103/
Dzia8661/
Ziaa8657/
Zias8641/
Ziaz8624/
Ziea8614/
Zjia869/
Ziay867/
Ziae867/
Zzia863/
Zioa863/
Ziaá863/
Jzia863/
Ziap863/
Xzia862/
Ziaj861/
Zgia861/
Za8017,776/
Zihad759,570/
Rziya751,289/
Zaiya751,111/
Shzia75278/
Ziaad75216/
Ziead75152/
Zeiya7574/
Zujia7574/
Zejia7572/
Zogia7556/
Zoyia7541/
Zoiya7536/
Zihai7528/
Zajia7524/
Ziash7523/
Dzhia7520/
Zihat7517/
Zihah7516/
Ziaey7516/
Zagia7515/
Zuiya7514/
Zayia7511/
Zoiia7511/
Zaija7511/
Zeija7510/
Ziaie758/
Rziah758/
Ziaat758/
Drzia757/
Ziayd757/
Zugia756/
Zhiad756/
Zihap755/
Zziad755/
Zaiea754/
Zeyia754/
Ziadh754/
Zhija754/
Ziaee754/
Zieea754/
Ziadd754/
Zihas753/
Ziaei753/
Ziaou753/
Zegia753/
Ziahd752/
Zihau752/
Dziha752/
Zaiia752/
Chzia751/
Zuija751/
Rziaa751/
Dziah751/
Rzhia751/
Rziha751/
Rzija751/
Ziyoa751/
Zeiia751/
Zhias751/
Zhzia751/
Ziach751/
Ziasd751/
Ziatt751/
Zhiea751/
Zhiha751/
Zojia751/
Zoaia751/
Zèjia751/
Zsiha751/
Zsjia751/
Jziah751/
Zziah751/
Ziaay751/
Ziahh751/
Zhiaz751/
Zhihai67184,104/
Gia67153,126/
Zhijia6797,788/
Zay6790,811/
Jia6754,223/
Zoi6739,567/
Zhujia6711,427/
Zat6711,403/
Zai6711,191/
Zya678,675/
Zea676,511/
Zuojia676,264/
Rza675,505/
Zhejia673,096/
Zad672,887/
Zio672,532/
Zei672,417/
Zha671,832/
Zoa671,771/
Zaijia671,020/
Zaj67707/
Zsa67598/
Zaz67585/
Zaa67505/
Zau67303/
Zoujia67224/
Zas67214/
Zap67136/
Åza6794/
Zaiyad6765/
Jza6760/
Zaiyat6739/
Zihaad6736/
Hza6731/
Zca6721/
Zayiat6720/
Zeiyad6716/
Zza6715/
Zja6715/
Zyiyay679/
Ziahou678/
Zaï678/
Zahaia678/
Xza677/
Zuiyah676/
Zahiea676/
Zhihad675/
Zaheia674/
Zga674/
Zhajia674/
Zuijia674/
Ziaast673/
Zeyiad673/
Zhihoa673/
Zihead673/
Ziaash672/
Zheiya672/
Zuijay672/
Zaiyas672/
Zaijha672/
Zoyiah672/
Shziah671/
Zaaiha671/
Zaiyaz671/
Rzeiya671/
Zihaid671/
Zihhat671/
Zaí671/
Zaî671/
Zehija671/
Zhoyia671/
Zhuyia671/
Ziaasp671/
Ziahat671/
Zhihau671/
Zieadh671/
Ziehau671/
Zéa671/
Zói671/
Zôa671/
Zuijai671/
Zujias671/
Zeuiah671/
Zeujia671/
Zhaiya671/
Zaihya671/
Zaiiaz671/
Zaijad671/
Z'a671/
Zaaias671/
Zhuiya671/
Zuijah671/
Zeijea671/
Zeegia671/
Dzieha671/

Zia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zia in the Russian language
Зиаzia-

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