Zena Surname
Approximately 23,447 people bear this surname
Zena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 16,098 | 1:6,060 | 964 |
| DR Congo | 2,736 | 1:27,003 | 3,384 |
| Egypt | 763 | 1:120,492 | 9,804 |
| Paraguay | 648 | 1:11,168 | 590 |
| Kosovo | 497 | 1:3,746 | 632 |
| Kenya | 341 | 1:135,425 | 11,086 |
| India | 236 | 1:3,250,277 | 94,785 |
| Argentina | 213 | 1:200,673 | 16,642 |
| United States | 209 | 1:1,734,253 | 114,535 |
| Italy | 205 | 1:298,325 | 37,600 |
| Albania | 200 | 1:14,570 | 2,611 |
| Uganda | 185 | 1:211,023 | 16,608 |
| South Africa | 157 | 1:345,081 | 31,817 |
| France | 101 | 1:657,651 | 84,833 |
| Mexico | 85 | 1:1,460,308 | 15,990 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Greece | 64 | 1:173,122 | 27,971 |
| Pakistan | 53 | 1:3,370,639 | 25,973 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Liberia | 39 | 1:113,039 | 8,770 |
| Ivory Coast | 35 | 1:659,178 | 18,915 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Latvia | 23 | 1:89,132 | 12,995 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Burkina Faso | 21 | 1:873,910 | 9,338 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Serbia | 5 | 1:1,428,990 | 29,746 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Žeņa (2) are calculated separately.
Zena (130,879) may also be a first name.
Zena Demographics
Zena Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Zena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zena (Georgian: ზენა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻧﺎ, Hindi: ज़ेना, Oriya: େଯନା) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Žeņa. Click here for further potential spellings of Zena.
How Common Is The Last Name Zena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zena is the 23,124th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 310,809 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Zena reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 7,966th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 130,879 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 16,098 people, or 1 in 6,060. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 83 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Egypt, where 3 percent are found.
Zena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zena surname rose 995 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Zena last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Zena are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Zena earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.71% less than the national average, earning R 126,636 per year; in United States they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $42,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.65% less than the national average, earning $39,422 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zena in the Georgian language | ||
| ზენა | zena | - |
| Zena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻧﺎ | zna | - |
| Zena in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़ेना | zena | - |
| Zena in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯନା | eyana | 50 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Zena
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