Zehen Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Zehen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zehen (45) may also be a first name.
Zehen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zehen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zehen is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zehen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Zehen live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zehen is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 45 people.
Zehen is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Zehen is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Ukraine, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziehen | 91 | 18 | / |
| Zeahen | 91 | 0 | / |
| Zeahean | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zhien | 80 | 50 | / |
| Zehin | 80 | 36 | / |
| Zaeen | 80 | 25 | / |
| Zahen | 80 | 12 | / |
| Zihen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zeein | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zeeen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zohen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zieen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zeijen | 73 | 85 | / |
| Zehoin | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dzyhen | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zahien | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zha'en | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeyien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeaean | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeun | 67 | 357 | / |
| Zaheenh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cheahen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zaahien | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zyen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaayeen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chehein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhijien | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zehen
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