Zainullah Surname

45,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zainullah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zainullah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan10,4461:3,078329
Indonesia8121:162,86815,873
Pakistan1141:1,567,05216,715
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zainullah (20,040) may also be a first name.

Zainullah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zainullah (Marathi: झैनुाह) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zainullah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,589th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 640,438 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zainullah live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zainullah is also the 37,731st most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 20,040 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 10,446 people, or 1 in 3,078. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Helmand, where 14 percent live, Nangarhar, where 14 percent live and Kabul, where 11 percent live. Excluding Afghanistan this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zainullah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zainullah in the Marathi language
झैनुाहjhainuaha66.67
जैनुाहjainuaha33.33

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