Zav Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Israel

Zav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
United States81:45,307,367917,113
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Zav (80) may also be a first name.

Zav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zav (Russian: Зав) is most common in Iran. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zav? popularity and diffusion

Zav is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Zav reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zav is also the 1,075,395th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 80 people.

The last name Zav is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran it is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 92 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Iran this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Zav Last Name Statistics demography

Zav earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.19% less than the national average, earning $22,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaev861,605/
Zeav865/
Zavt864/
Zahv863/
Tzav863/
Zaiv863/
Zhav863/
Zxav862/
Zavf862/
Zgav862/
Jzav861/
Zavh861/
Dzav861/
Zahav75200/
Dzhav7512/
Dzaev754/
Rzaiv751/
Rzayv751/
Dzaiv751/
Zhaev751/
Zaw67216,944/
Sav67120,602/
Cav674,739/
Zab673,593/
Jav671,312/
Zaf67333/
Zap67282/
Zapova67204/
Zov67113/
Šav67103/
Zev6779/
Zabova6721/
Dzhaev6714/
Zabová6712/
Xav6711/
Dzhayv673/
Zaheev672/
Zahavz671/
Çav671/

Zav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zav in the Russian language
Завzav-

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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 Zav
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