Zephas Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Zephas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zephas (12) may also be a first name.
Zephas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zephas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zephas is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zephas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Zephas reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zephas is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 12 people.
The last name Zephas is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
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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 Zephas
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