Zahen Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Yemen

Zahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Zahen (43) may also be a first name.

Zahen Last Name Facts

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

Zahen is found most in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahen? popularity and diffusion

Zahen is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Zahen is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Zahen reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zahen is also the 1,545,828th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname Zahen is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most prevalent in: Assam, where 33 percent are found and Telangana, where 33 percent are found. Aside from India Zahen occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Zahen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zahen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zahen surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahien912/
Zeahen910/
Zaen892,078/
Zaheenh835/
Zaahien834/
Zeahean831/
Zahin806,068/
Zaein8074/
Zaehn8033/
Zaeen8025/
Zehen807/
Zaenh802/
Zhoen801/
Zohen801/
Cajhen73202/
Zaayen7328/
Zhahin7325/
Zahoin732/
Dzahin732/
Zha'en731/
Cahein731/
Dzhaen731/
Zahyin731/
Zeaean731/
Zeun67357/
Zoen6743/
Hzaiyen675/
Cheahen674/
Zaayeen672/
Dzaayen671/
Chahaen671/

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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 Zahen
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