Zephyr Surname

181,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Zephyr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zephyr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1,5741:6,788794
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Israel1351:63,3907,977
Mauritius641:20,2104,215
France601:1,107,045119,335
Guyana571:13,3721,858
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
India231:33,350,669396,143
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England161:3,482,379114,324
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
China41:341,830,39216,990
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Dominica11:75,891912
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Zéphyr (3) are calculated separately.

Zephyr (1,099) may also be a first name.

Zephyr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zephyr Come From? nationality or country of origin

Zephyr occurs in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Zéphyr. For other potential spellings of Zephyr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zephyr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zephyr is the 181,730th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,113,006 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Zephyr reside; 68 percent reside in Caribbean and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. Zephyr is also the 240,696th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 1,099 people.

The last name Zephyr is most frequent in Haiti, where it is held by 1,574 people, or 1 in 6,788. In Haiti it is mostly found in: Ouest, where 47 percent are found, Artibonite, where 31 percent are found and Nord, where 13 percent are found. Barring Haiti it is found in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Israel, where 6 percent are found.

Zephyr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zephyr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zephyr last name rose 1,843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zephyr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zephyr surname are 6.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.46% registered with the party.

The amount Zephyr earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning $40,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.06% less than the national average, earning $33,260 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zéphyr943/
Zephyre926/
Zepphyr921/
Zepheyr921/
Zephir834,900/
Zepher8360/
Ziphyr831/
Sephyr831/
Zepayr831/
Zephier77382/
Zephire777/
Zeephir771/
Zeper73151/
Zypyr73142/
Zepre73113/
Sepehr674,626/
Zepper67135/
Zieper67103/
Zepere6735/
Zeyfer6734/
Zepert6723/
Cepher6717/
Zéphir6716/
Sepher6716/
Zeiper6714/
Czeper6713/
Chepyr6712/
Zypher678/
Sephir676/
Jepher675/
Zeifyr675/
Szeper672/
Zehpir671/
Zesper671/
Zeppjr671/
Zipher671/
Ziphir671/
Zepfer670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zephyr
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