Zaire Surname
Approximately 2,577 people bear this surname
Zaire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 854 | 1:77,778 | 10,934 |
| DR Congo | 780 | 1:94,717 | 10,727 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Namibia | 163 | 1:14,782 | 2,705 |
| Tanzania | 106 | 1:499,449 | 33,339 |
| Mauritius | 62 | 1:20,862 | 4,295 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Iran | 47 | 1:1,633,671 | 62,881 |
| Afghanistan | 47 | 1:684,110 | 7,621 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Peru | 24 | 1:1,324,338 | 21,383 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Zaïre (10) & Zaîre (1) are calculated separately.
Zaire (3,626) may also be a first name.
Zaire Demographics
Average Zaire Salary in
United States
$26,840 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zaire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zaire (Arabic: زائير, Georgian: ზაირე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻳﺮ, Russian: Заире) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Zaïre or Zaîre. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaire? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zaire is the 167,770th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,827,918 people. Zaire is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Zaire are found; 30 percent are found in Central Africa and 30 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Zaire is also the 117,384th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 3,626 people.
The last name Zaire is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 854 people, or 1 in 77,778. In France it is most common in: Martinique, where 70 percent live, Île-de-France, where 23 percent live and Guadeloupe, where 2 percent live. Beside France this surname occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Malawi, where 8 percent live.
Zaire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zaire has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zaire Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Zaire are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Zaire earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.37% more than the national average, earning R 464,280 per year and in United States they earn 37.8% less than the national average, earning $26,840 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zaire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zaire in the Georgian language | ||
| ზაირე | zaire | - |
| Zaire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻳﺮ | alzayr | - |
| Zaire in the Russian language | ||
| Заире | zaire | - |
| Zaire in the Arabic language | ||
| زائير | zayyr | - |
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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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- 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 Zaire
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