Zebra Surname

359,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Zebra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zebra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Russia2071:696,24759,275
Ukraine401:1,138,067101,053
Israel381:225,20121,188
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Chile271:652,46215,367
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Belarus131:730,85159,297
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Žebra (15) are calculated separately.

Zebra (744) may also be a first name.

Zebra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zebra (Arabic: عتابي, Hindi: ज़ेब्रा, Russian: Зебра) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Žebra. For other possible spellings of Zebra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zebra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zebra is the 359,713th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,236,888 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Zebra live; 55 percent live in North Africa and 55 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Zebra is also the 301,495th most widespread given name globally, held by 744 people.

Zebra is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 167,460. Aside from Egypt this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Zebra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zebra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zebra last name expanded 219 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zebra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Zebra last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zebra earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 54.4% less than the national average, earning R 108,360 per year and in United States they earn 39.58% less than the national average, earning $26,072 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žebra9315/
Zebrah9116/
Zebras914/
Zebrau914/
Zebrga914/
Zebray912/
Ziebra912/
Szebra911/
Szebrat8343/
Zchebra831/
Zebrass830/
Zebre803,503/
Gebra802,559/
Zobra80668/
Zebro80658/
Zebri80618/
Zibra80508/
Sebra80318/
Cebra80160/
Zabra80152/
Zebry8079/
Čebra8064/
Jebra8041/
Zevra8014/
Zybra802/
Xebra801/
Ziebrath779/
Szczebra776/
Zeabraha771/
Seabra7328,320/
Zebret733,404/
Gebray732,705/
Siebra732,204/
Cebrat73585/
Djebra73339/
Ziebro73183/
Chebra7380/
Zibrat7374/
Ceabra7342/
Gebrai7341/
Gebrat7339/
Jebraj7333/
Ciebra7325/
Zebris7323/
Xhebra7323/
Zibray7321/
Zibera7318/
Zyobra7316/
Zevrah7314/
Sebras7312/
Zebrey7312/
Scebra738/
Shebra738/
Dzebro736/
Gebrea735/
Zhobra734/
Sebrea733/
Cebras733/
Gebraj733/
Zivera732/
Ziwera732/
Seebra732/
Zebrit732/
Tzibra732/
Zabrah732/
Cebrau731/
Cebray731/
Gebrau731/
Zeubri731/
Zebros731/
Zibrai731/
Sebraj731/
Sebrat731/
Sebrau731/
Zobraa731/
Ziebre731/
Giebra731/
Zhabra731/
Zabrai731/
Seubra731/
Sebrah731/
Gebras731/
Dzibra731/
Cebraj731/
Zeebri731/
Cebrea731/
Zebrie731/
Sgebra731/
Zybera731/
Zebryi731/
Sebray730/
Jebray730/
Zyberaj67913/
Gebraad67197/
Zebroud67139/
Xhebraj67121/
Seebrat6736/
Ziverra6719/
Djebrea6715/
Gebrath6712/
Seabras679/
Zsivera679/
Ceabras676/
Shebrah675/
Chebrat675/
Zybrath674/
Zhebriy673/
Ziebrou672/
Zebrist672/
Zsibrai672/
Dzhabra672/
Djebrai672/
Sciebra672/
Czybras671/
Zebreet671/
Zebrois671/
Seabrai671/
Sebratt671/
Zsibray671/
Seebera671/
Sczybra671/
Gebrash671/
Gebraud671/
Gehbray671/
Djeabra671/
Seabraa671/
Siebraa671/
Sheibra671/
Zhebrys671/
Zeewraj671/
Zeewray671/
Siebras670/
Sebrass670/
Gebratz670/
Zibrath670/

Zebra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zebra in the Hindi language
ज़ेब्राzebra50
जेब्राjebra50
Zebra in the Russian language
Зебраzebra-
Zebra in the Arabic language
عتابيtaby-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zebra
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