Zaah Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zaah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zaah (55) may also be a first name.

Zaah Last Name Facts

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

Zaah (Arabic: زياه) is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zaah is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Zaah is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Zaah are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Zaah is also the 1,336,256th most common given name throughout the world, held by 55 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 220,427. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 40 percent are found, Nimba County, where 30 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Liberia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Malaysia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahah8914/
Zaahy894/
Zaajh891/
Dzaah891/
Ziaah891/
Zaaha891/
Zah8610,249/
Zaa862,671/
Zahaha802/
Zahayh801/
Zaahay801/
Zahahu801/
Ddzaah801/
Dzah755,710/
Zaha754,682/
Ziah752,538/
Zahy751,084/
Hzaa75125/
Zaih75120/
Zaai7551/
Zahu7548/
Za'a7516/
Zahh7512/
Tzah7512/
Zhaa757/
Zaaa755/
Zhah755/
Hzah752/
Zaïa752/
Zaay752/
Dzaa751/
Zahj751/
Czah751/
Za67131,697/
Dzhah67341/
Zahai67283/
Zahaj67137/
Zhaha67100/
Zahey6777/
Zahay6763/
Zahau6742/
Zahei6734/
Czaha6727/
Dzaha6724/
Zahij6717/
Zahaa679/
Tzaay678/
Tsaah676/
Za'ai675/
Zshah675/
Ziaha675/
Zahiy674/
Zaowa672/
Zhaay671/
Hzaay671/
Zahaî671/
Zaaaa671/
Caaha671/
Zahii671/
Tzaaj671/
Zahhy671/

Zaah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaah in the Arabic language
زياهzyah-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zaah
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