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
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Zena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zena (Georgian: ზენა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻧﺎ, Hindi: ज़ेना, Oriya: େଯନା) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Žeņa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,124th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 310,809 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Zena are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 7,966th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 130,879 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 16,098 people, or 1 in 6,060. Aside from Ethiopia it occurs in 83 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Egypt, where 3 percent live.
Zena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zena last name rose 995 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Zena last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Zena last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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
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