Zabava Surname

209,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Zabava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zabava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6941:28,9313,705
Ukraine5711:79,72511,391
Russia5111:282,04129,222
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Belarus421:226,21627,697
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Israel191:450,40234,739
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Zabavă (62), Zábava (20) & Zăbavă (86) are calculated separately.

Zabava (250) may also be a first name.

Zabava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zabava (Russian: Забава) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Zabavă, Zábava or Zăbavă. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zabava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 209,101st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,686,164 people. Zabava occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Zabava reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 563,826th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 250 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 694 people, or 1 in 28,931. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Argeș County, where 15 percent are found, Vâlcea County, where 13 percent are found and Brașov County, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Romania this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 26 percent are found.

Zabava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Zabava are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Zabava earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $44,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zabavă9462/
Zábava9420/
Zabaeva92585/
Zăbavă8986/
Zhabaeva86464/
Dzabaeva8658/
Dzhabava865/
Zabhaeva865/
Zaebaeva861/
Zabawa832,587/
Zobava8338/
Zabavy8333/
Sabava8321/
Zabova8321/
Cabava834/
Zabavi833/
Zababa833/
Jabava832/
Zabavo831/
Dzhabaeva80220/
Zhaabaeva8016/
Zhaubaeva802/
Sabavat773,678/
Sabaeva771,646/
Zaboeva77868/
Szabova77502/
Dzobava77406/
Zhabova77112/
Zabeeva7787/
Zabavit7717/
Sabavai774/
Zobaeva773/
Zhabeva773/
Zgabova773/
Sabavas773/
Zababat773/
Sabavad772/
Szabóva772/
Zebaeva771/
Shabava771/
Zaababa771/
Zawavai771/
Zabavid771/
Zsabova771/
Hzobava771/
Dzhaubaeva75105/
Dzhaabaeva755/
Zhaaybaeva751/
Sabhavat711,941/
Szaboova71311/
Zhaboeva71256/
Dzhobava71225/
Dzobaeva71127/
Dzaboeva7177/
Zhabeeva7119/
Tsabaeva7118/
Sabaavat7115/
Zababath7115/
Shabavat7113/
Saabaeva715/
Sabavatt714/
Sabavaai714/
Zhebaeva713/
Scabavea712/
Zhobaeva712/
Chabavad712/
Saubaeva712/
Sabavhat711/
Saabavat711/
Dzhabova711/
Zhabuova711/
Saybaeva711/
Zabatbai711/
Sabavais711/
Dziabova711/
Sabeva673,217/
Zobova672,916/
Sababa671,155/
Sabova67780/
Cababa67640/
Jobava67523/
Sabawa67243/
Zabawi67128/
Jababa6775/
Zobawa6756/
Žabeva6743/
Zavave6740/
Dzhaboeva6728/
Zhoobaeva6712/
Zabová6712/
Cabova6710/
Zavaba676/
Shabhavat675/
Sabavi675/
Dzhabeeva675/
Sabave674/
Zavawa674/
Zawawa674/
Sabavatth673/
Zawaba673/
Zababi673/
Zabowa673/
Cabawa672/
Zababo672/
Zobeva672/
Sabóva672/
Sabahvath671/
Sabavathh671/
Sabhaavat671/
Chabhavat671/
Dzhabuova671/
Zheebaeva671/
Zabewa671/
Ssabhavat671/
Zababe671/
Sawava671/
Šabova671/
Sabavo671/
Sebava671/
Sobava671/

Zabava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zabava in the Russian language
Забаваzabava-

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