Zaphaniah Surname
Approximately 1,332 people bear this surname
Zaphaniah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,186 | 1:149,362 | 9,489 |
| Kenya | 143 | 1:322,936 | 19,861 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zaphaniah (1,359) may also be a first name.
Zaphaniah Demographics
Zaphaniah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Zaphaniah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaphaniah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zaphaniah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zaphaniah.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaphaniah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 288,063rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,471,131 people. Zaphaniah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zaphaniah reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zaphaniah is also the 212,690th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 1,359 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,186 people, or 1 in 149,362. In Nigeria Zaphaniah is most common in: Adamawa, where 23 percent live, Taraba, where 23 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.
Zaphaniah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaphaaniah | 95 | 5 | / |
| Zapahaniah | 95 | 2 | / |
| Zaphanniah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Zaphania | 94 | 712 | / |
| Zapaniah | 94 | 9 | / |
| Zaphahaniah | 90 | 1 | / |
| Zephaniah | 89 | 1,722 | / |
| Zapheniah | 89 | 4 | / |
| Zhaphania | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zaphaniay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zappaniah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zapania | 88 | 15 | / |
| Zepphaniah | 84 | 5 | / |
| Zephaeniah | 84 | 4 | / |
| Zephania | 82 | 20,747 | / |
| Zafaniah | 82 | 5 | / |
| Zepaniah | 82 | 3 | / |
| Zaphenia | 82 | 2 | / |
| Zhapania | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zepheniah | 78 | 32 | / |
| Zephaneah | 78 | 18 | / |
| Zephaniha | 78 | 3 | / |
| Zepahania | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zafania | 75 | 89 | / |
| Capania | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zepania | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zapanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zephenia | 71 | 36 | / |
| Czepania | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chapania | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zepeniah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zephonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zapponia | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zappangna | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Zaphaniah
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