Zer Surname

81,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Zer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan1,7131:5,1621,052
Israel9781:8,7501,362
Turkey7481:104,0398,987
Nigeria6331:279,84615,817
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Iran4281:179,39814,946
Pakistan2271:786,97711,266
Algeria1821:212,26124,678
Germany821:981,77468,040
United States671:5,409,835270,257
France481:1,383,807136,859
Palestine251:181,9548,921
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Greece191:583,14770,237
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Liberia121:367,37819,503
India111:69,733,217610,955
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
China51:273,464,31313,838
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Zér (1) are calculated separately.

Zer (3,075) may also be a first name.

Zer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zer occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Zér. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zer is the 81,985th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,231,629 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Zer reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 30 percent reside in Levant. Zer is also the 130,129th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 3,075 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Jordan, where it is carried by 1,713 people, or 1 in 5,162. In Jordan it is primarily found in: Amman Governorate, where 58 percent live, Zarqa Governorate, where 21 percent live and Balqa Governorate, where 9 percent live. Excluding Jordan this surname is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent live and Turkey, where 13 percent live.

Zer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zer are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Zer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,806 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zér891/
Zear869,953/
Zehr865,543/
Zerr865,307/
Zier864,042/
Zere862,790/
Dzer861,685/
Zeer861,128/
Szer86492/
Zerd86242/
Zher86229/
Zerp86140/
Zert86137/
Zerz86113/
Czer8683/
Zeir8648/
Zerh8643/
Øzer8628/
Tzer8618/
Hzer868/
Zeur866/
Xzer866/
Zger863/
Zetr862/
Zejr862/
Rzer861/
Ze8035,989/
Ziehr75806/
Dzere75568/
Zeerh75525/
Zheer75309/
Czier75229/
Ziert75201/
Zehrt75181/
Zierz75174/
Szert75149/
Ziere75132/
Zhere7582/
Czerr7576/
Szier7574/
Zerpp7571/
Szehr7548/
Zeire7533/
Zeare7531/
Zerre7518/
Dzeer7517/
Zhier7516/
Zeird7510/
Zeere759/
Szerp759/
Zeyïr757/
Zeihr757/
Zierd757/
Tzeer757/
Szeer755/
Øzger755/
Dzher755/
Szeir755/
Dzeir755/
Dzier754/
Zehyr753/
Zesre753/
Hzeer753/
Zerrt753/
Jzerr753/
Zearr752/
Zeatr752/
Zheir752/
Zgeer752/
Rzier751/
Czerp751/
Zerdt751/
Zehhr751/
Zeiïr751/
Shzer751/
Zeart751/
Zerhh751/
Zsere751/
Sczer751/
Søzer751/
Drzer751/
Ze'er751/
Tzher751/
Zeard751/
Czher751/
Zcher750/
Dzzer750/
Zea6732,188/
Ser679,374/
Ger678,043/
Zie677,850/
Zee676,316/
Zhe672,981/
Jer672,737/
Zir672,571/
Zet672,491/
Zed671,971/
Zei671,915/
Zey671,206/
Őze67862/
Zep67851/
Çer67746/
Cer67451/
Zierdt67414/
Zerova67377/
Zehgir67358/
Zre67314/
Szerző67247/
Zeu67204/
Zes67185/
Zez67153/
Čer6783/
Šer6773/
Zherzh6757/
Zeť6748/
Geezer6733/
Zyr6732/
Czeher6730/
Zeï6720/
Zaheir6718/
Xer6715/
Zce6715/
Rze6711/
Jze679/
Zej679/
Zge676/
Xze675/
Zeî675/
Zze675/
Zierth674/
Dzheer673/
Szheer672/
Zeĭ672/
Zheerh672/
Zje672/
Hze671/
Zeirre671/
Strzer671/
Stszer671/
Tőzser671/
Zerowa671/
Zeß671/
Shzerd671/
Szczer671/
Szeher671/
Czierr671/
Dzeere671/
Zjr671/
Zhheer671/
Hzeerh671/

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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
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  • 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 Zer
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