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
Zephas is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zephas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zephas is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Zephas live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zephas is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 12 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Zephas is mostly found in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists 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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