Ezra Surname

17,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Ezra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ezra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,5231:13,0991,321
Israel6,8551:1,24885
Ethiopia3,5421:27,5403,358
Tanzania2,7101:19,5362,486
United States8761:413,76635,960
Kenya6361:72,6106,830
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
Indonesia5121:258,29923,449
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
England2311:241,20419,754
South Africa1751:309,58729,554
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Papua New Guinea1111:73,4579,617
Zimbabwe1001:154,38219,513
France811:820,03498,127
India611:12,574,842222,490
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Australia451:599,90442,958
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Vanuatu91:29,253714
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Ezra (122,607) may also be a first name.

Ezra Last Name Facts

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

Ezra (Arabic: عزرا, Georgian: ეზრა, Oriya: ରଇତ, Russian: Эзра) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ezra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ezra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,699th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 233,328 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Ezra are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,438th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 122,607 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,523 people, or 1 in 13,099. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 28 percent live, Taraba, where 17 percent live and Plateau, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 22 percent live and Ethiopia, where 11 percent live.

Ezra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ezra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ezra last name grew 1,685 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ezra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ezra last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ezra surname are 37.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.63% registered with the party.

The amount Ezra earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.27% more than the national average, earning R 511,572 per year; in United States they earn 31.68% more than the national average, earning $56,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $49,477 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ezrah89364/
Edzra8940/
Hezra8935/
Ezras8915/
Ezrat8914/
Gezra8913/
Eszra8913/
Ezray8910/
Ezrea892/
Ezzra892/
Aezra891/
Yezra891/
Ezrach806/
Ezhraa804/
Edzraa801/
Ezzhra801/
Eezera801/
Eyzera801/
Ezrath801/
Hezray801/
Azra756,091/
Esra751,113/
Izra75243/
Ezro75193/
Ecra75171/
Ezri7557/
Ezry7514/
Ejra7513/
Ezre7513/
Ozra754/
Yzra752/
Exra751/
Ezrj751/
Ezrioha733/
Jezreau731/
Yezrach731/
Hazra67278,913/
Esraa673,977/
Eshra672,782/
Esrat671,113/
Azrah67720/
Adzra67528/
Azrai67350/
Ezrre67285/
Hejra67132/
Ezrou67117/
Hizra6764/
Esraz6746/
Aazra6745/
Ezzry6744/
Esraj6742/
Ezroh6733/
Azhra6727/
Izrah6724/
Azraa6724/
Hezri6723/
Izray6721/
Ezroj6717/
Jesra6716/
Azray6715/
Ezres6715/
Ejrah6714/
Ezrer6713/
Hesra6712/
Essra6712/
Ecrah6712/
Edsra6710/
Izrai6710/
Ezros679/
Hezry677/
Hezro676/
Esrap675/
Hozra675/
Esrai674/
Esray674/
Escra674/
Azrra674/
Esrad673/
Jjera673/
Hjzra673/
Eisra673/
Yesra673/
Ezzre672/
Yizra672/
Aesra672/
Ezroo672/
Ezzro672/
Azrha672/
Ezrie672/
Ahzra671/
Gesra671/
Izrat671/
Ejrad671/
Ejrra671/
Eesra671/
Ezree671/
Ezrep671/
Ezrgi671/
Ezrey671/
Izrea671/
Idzra671/
Ezrré671/
Esrah671/
Esras671/
Easra671/
Ezrei671/
Edzro671/
Eczri671/
Eizerrra671/
Ejrat671/
Ehjra671/
Etzro671/
Azzra671/
Gezre671/
Izraa671/

Ezra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ezra in the Georgian language
ეზრაezra-
Ezra in the Oriya language
ରଇତra'ita-
Ezra in the Russian language
Эзраezra-
Ezra in the Arabic language
عزراzra-
عزراءzra-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ezra
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