Zahav Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Zahav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 88 | 1:97,246 | 11,271 |
| Mauritania | 81 | 1:50,554 | 3,714 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Zahav (13) may also be a first name.
Zahav Demographics
Average Zahav Salary in
United States
$52,078 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zahav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zahav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zahav (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﺣﺎﻑ) has its highest incidence in Israel. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahav? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,185,157th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Zahav live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 13 people.
The last name is most widespread in Israel, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 97,246. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 34 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent live and Southern District, where 14 percent live. Outside of Israel this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 41 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Zahav Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zahav last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Zahav earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.69% more than the national average, earning $52,078 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zahav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zahav in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺰﺣﺎﻑ | alzhaf | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zahav
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