Zaha Surname

100,839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Romania

Zaha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,3101:97,5915,972
Romania9861:20,3632,606
Ivory Coast6781:34,0282,267
India3291:2,331,50676,120
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Iran2101:365,63124,112
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Germany1691:476,36441,414
Malaysia1271:232,23813,318
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Niger481:399,83411,128
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Benin321:322,98825,835
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Maldives131:31,0901,777
England131:4,286,005132,302
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Albania51:582,81119,572
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Zaha (6,299) may also be a first name.

Zaha Last Name Facts

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

Zaha (Arabic: زهه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻩ, Hindi: ज़हा) is found most in Japan. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zaha.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zaha is the 100,839th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,556,503 people. The surname Zaha occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Zaha are found; 28 percent are found in East Asia and 28 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 83,054th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 6,299 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 1,310 people, or 1 in 97,591. In Japan it is primarily found in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 84 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 5 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Japan Zaha occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 21 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found.

Zaha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zaha last name is predominantly Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zaha last name are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zaha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 65.9% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,610 per year and in United States they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $41,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahai89283/
Zahaj89137/
Zhaha89100/
Zahay8963/
Zahau8942/
Czaha8927/
Dzaha8924/
Zahah8914/
Zahaa899/
Ziaha895/
Zahaî891/
Zaaha891/
Zah8610,249/
Zha863,639/
Zaa862,671/
Dzhaha8056/
Tzahay805/
Zahaha802/
Zaahay801/
Zahaai801/
Zahahu801/
Zahayh801/
Zhai7519,759/
Dzah755,710/
Ziah752,538/
Zahy751,084/
Dzha75660/
Çaha75223/
Tzha75153/
Zhau75143/
Hzaa75125/
Zaih75120/
Zaai7551/
Zaah7551/
Zahu7548/
Za'a7516/
Zahh7512/
Tzah7512/
Zhaa757/
Zhha755/
Zaaa755/
Zhah755/
Zhay753/
Hzah752/
Zaïa752/
Zaay752/
Czah751/
Zahj751/
Zhaï751/
Dzaa751/
Zcha751/
Tzahaya731/
Za67131,697/
Tsaha67607/
Dzhah67341/
Zahey6777/
Zahei6734/
Tzhai6723/
Zahij6717/
Tzaay678/
Dzhay675/
Zshah675/
Za'ai675/
Zaahy674/
Zahiy674/
Dzhau674/
Zaowa672/
Dzhai672/
Zahii671/
Csaha671/
Dsaha671/
Zhaij671/
Zchau671/
Tszha671/
Ciaha671/
Tzaaj671/
Zaajh671/
Ziaah671/
Zahhy671/
Zhaay671/
Zchai671/
Zaaaa671/
Caaha671/
Hzaay671/
Dzaah671/
Cahaj671/

Zaha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻩalzah60
ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻫﺔalzaht40
Zaha in the Hindi language
ज़हाzaha34.04
जहांjaham29.79
ज़हाzaha17.02
जहाjaha12.77
जहॉंjahom4.26
जहॉjaho2.13
Zaha in the Arabic language
زههzhh-
زُهىzuhy-
زيحهzyhh-
زشاzsha-
زُهاzuha-
زهىzhy-
زهاzha-

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