Zerai Surname
Approximately 22,124 people bear this surname
Zerai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 17,716 | 1:268 | 108 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Palestine | 812 | 1:5,602 | 1,233 |
| Jordan | 507 | 1:17,441 | 2,717 |
| Iran | 384 | 1:199,954 | 16,155 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Algeria | 164 | 1:235,558 | 25,967 |
| United States | 157 | 1:2,308,656 | 143,524 |
| Sweden | 68 | 1:144,805 | 10,193 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
The alternate forms: Žerai (18) & Zeraï (1) are calculated separately.
Zerai (160) may also be a first name.
Zerai Demographics
Zerai Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Zerai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zerai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zerai (Arabic: زريع) occurs more in Eritrea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Žerai or Zeraï. Click here for further possible spellings of Zerai.
How Common Is The Last Name Zerai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,445th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 329,395 people. The surname Zerai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Zerai reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 725,185th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 160 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Eritrea, where it is borne by 17,716 people, or 1 in 268. Aside from Eritrea this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 9 percent reside and Palestine, where 4 percent reside.
Zerai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Zerai are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Zerai earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning $51,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.52% less than the national average, earning $37,004 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zerai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zerai in the Arabic language | ||
| زريع | zry | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Zerai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis