Zehay Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Jordan

Zehay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zehay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria3031:63,7002,912
Jordan1491:59,3455,496
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Zehay (8,937) may also be a first name.

Zehay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zehay occurs more in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zehay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 657,184th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. The last name Zehay is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zehay are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant. Zehay is also the 66,024th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 8,937 people.

Zehay is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 63,700. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Aleppo Governorate, where 97 percent reside and Hama Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Syria it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 33 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tzehay911/
Zeha89467/
Zehy893/
Zeay891/
Tzehaye838/
Dzeha80639/
Zieha8015/
Zihay805/
Zeeha802/
Zeaha801/
Zehea801/
Ziehy801/
Zehai801/
Zehaj801/
Zhauy801/
Tsehay73381,911/
Zehyee73118/
Zhaiya733/
Zhehai733/
Zehuia732/
Zehiya732/
Zaweay732/
Hzseha731/
Czeiay731/
Dzhauy731/
Zehija731/
Dzehah731/
Zehyoe731/
Zeheha731/
Zeahah731/
Zehe675,001/
Zeah673,016/
Zehi672,082/
Zeeh67924/
Zeai67663/
Zeuh67540/
Ćeha67313/
Ceha67194/
Zeae67173/
Ziha67165/
Zhia67120/
Zyha6733/
Zhya6721/
Ziehyee6713/
Tzehaie6711/
Ziea679/
Ziey675/
Ceay675/
Zeaa675/
Tsehayt674/
Zyeh672/
Tseihay672/
Tshehay671/
Zeuy671/
Tseehay671/
Tseahay671/
Tzahaya671/
Zehé671/
Zahaiye671/
Čeha671/
Thsehay671/
Zjhy671/
Czea670/

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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 Zehay
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