Zerah Surname
Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname
Zerah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 487 | 1:136,392 | 20,889 |
| Israel | 310 | 1:27,605 | 4,005 |
| Iran | 298 | 1:257,659 | 19,266 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Zérah (3) are calculated separately.
Zerah (1,337) may also be a first name.
Zerah Demographics
Average Zerah Salary in
United States
$58,896 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zerah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zerah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zerah (Arabic: زارح) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Zérah. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zerah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 289,091st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,495,887 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Zerah are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Zerah is also the 214,787th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 1,337 people.
It is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 136,392. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 82 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent are found and Normandy, where 4 percent are found. Excluding France Zerah exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 23 percent are found and Iran, where 22 percent are found.
Zerah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zerah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zerah last name expanded 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zerah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zerah last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the party.
Zerah earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.49% more than the national average, earning $58,896 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zerah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zerah in the Arabic language | ||
| زارح | zarh | - |
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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 Zerah
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