Zeben Surname
Approximately 2,715 people bear this surname
Zeben Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Israel | 252 | 1:33,959 | 4,757 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Jordan | 6 | 1:1,473,740 | 19,539 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Zeben (1,247) may also be a first name.
Zeben Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zeben Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zeben (Arabic: زيبن, Russian: Зебен) is most common in Ethiopia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zeben? popularity and diffusion
It is the 160,554th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,684,179 people. The surname Zeben is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Zeben live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Zeben is also the 223,669th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 1,247 people.
This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Outside of Ethiopia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 9 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.
Zeben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zeben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zeben last name increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zeben Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zeben in the Russian language | ||
| Зебен | zeben | - |
| Zeben in the Arabic language | ||
| زيبن | zybn | - |
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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 Zeben
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