Zephania Surname
Approximately 20,747 people bear this surname
Zephania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 20,197 | 1:2,621 | 357 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Kenya | 67 | 1:689,252 | 29,975 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Zephania (29,342) may also be a first name.
Zephania Demographics
Zephania Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Zephania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zephania Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zephania is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zephania? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zephania is the 25,950th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 351,258 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zephania reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 28,377th most common first name worldwide It is held by 29,342 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 20,197 people, or 1 in 2,621. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 18 percent are found, Geita Region, where 10 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 10 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Zephania occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Zephania Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Zephania surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zephaniah | 94 | 1,722 | / |
| Zephanias | 94 | 481 | / |
| Zephaniha | 94 | 3 | / |
| Zephaniaz | 94 | 1 | / |
| Zepahania | 94 | 1 | / |
| Zepania | 93 | 3 | / |
| Zepphaniah | 89 | 5 | / |
| Zephaeniah | 89 | 4 | / |
| Sephania | 88 | 1,789 | / |
| Zaphania | 88 | 712 | / |
| Zephenia | 88 | 36 | / |
| Czepania | 88 | 18 | / |
| Zepaniah | 88 | 3 | / |
| Zephonia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zaphaniah | 82 | 1,332 | / |
| Zepheniah | 82 | 32 | / |
| Zephaneah | 82 | 18 | / |
| Zhaphania | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zaphaniay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ziphaniah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zefania | 80 | 1,235 | / |
| Zapania | 80 | 15 | / |
| Sepania | 80 | 4 | / |
| Szczepania | 78 | 7 | / |
| Zaphaaniah | 78 | 5 | / |
| Zapahaniah | 78 | 2 | / |
| Zaphanniah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zefanias | 75 | 12,988 | / |
| Zefannia | 75 | 61 | / |
| Zepanyas | 75 | 25 | / |
| Zapaniah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Saphania | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sephenia | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sepahnia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sephonia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zeffania | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zaphenia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zefaniha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zesfania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhapania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zepeniah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sephanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szczepaniah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zaphahaniah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zapheniah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zappaniah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seephanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sephaneah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefania | 67 | 1,123 | / |
| Zefanya | 67 | 306 | / |
| Sepanya | 67 | 289 | / |
| Zefenia | 67 | 243 | / |
| Zafania | 67 | 89 | / |
| Zefanja | 67 | 59 | / |
| Geponia | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sapania | 67 | 29 | / |
| Zofania | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sipania | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sepanio | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sepenia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zipanya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jefania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zafenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zifania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zapanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cefania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zipenia | 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 Zephania
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