Zaviah Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Zaviah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaviah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Zaviah (46) may also be a first name.

Zaviah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaviah is found most in Malaysia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaviah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Zaviah is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zaviah live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zaviah is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 46 people.

Zaviah is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia Zaviah is mostly concentrated in: Terengganu, where 78 percent are found, Kelantan, where 11 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zavia9192/
Zawiah8366/
Zafiah8331/
Zaphiah771/
Zaiwiah771/
Zawia736,526/
Cavia731,664/
Zafia7345/
Zovia7337/
Zavio732/
Chavia6732/
Zawiea6720/
Zouvia6715/
Zawjah6712/
Dzahabiah678/
Zaweah677/
Cavija674/
Zaafia674/
Zawyah672/
Zaawia672/
Zaifia671/
Zaffia671/
Zawwia671/
Zawija671/
Zavyaa671/
Zeawia671/

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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 Zaviah
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