Ze'ev Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ze'ev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ze'ev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ze'ev (190) may also be a first name.

Ze'ev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ze'ev Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ze'ev is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ze'ev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Ze'ev are found; 60 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 659,352nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 190 people.

The last name Ze'ev is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,852,545. Beside Israel this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeev89584/
Zgeev803/
Dzeev801/
Zheev801/
Zev7579/
Dzheev7315/
Gyzeev734/
Zaheev732/
Zhehev731/
Zeeb674,164/
Zepe67500/
Zevs67351/
Zeef67171/
Jeev67154/
Zeva67152/
Seev67118/
Ziev67106/
Zeep6753/
Zefe6741/
Zevt679/
Zhev677/
Zeew676/
Zeav675/
Zeuv674/
Dzev673/
Šeev672/
Zejv671/
Zevw671/
Zevz671/
Zesv671/
Zevh671/
Czev671/
Rzev671/
Xeev671/

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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 Ze'ev
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis