Zeray Surname
Approximately 14,275 people bear this surname
Zeray Surname User-submission:
The Zeray surname means 'one who farms crops' or 'cultivator' in the Tigrinya language spoken in Eritrea.
Zeray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 13,200 | 1:7,390 | 1,155 |
| Turkey | 819 | 1:95,020 | 8,420 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Sweden | 57 | 1:172,750 | 11,943 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Eritrea | 25 | 1:190,076 | 185 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Zeray (7,159) may also be a first name.
Zeray Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Zeray surname means 'one who farms crops' or 'cultivator' in the Tigrinya language spoken in Eritrea.
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Zeray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zeray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zeray (Russian: Зерай) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zeray click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zeray? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,947th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 510,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Zeray are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 76,498th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 7,159 people.
The surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 13,200 people, or 1 in 7,390. Barring Ethiopia Zeray occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Zeray Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zeray last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Zeray earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.89% less than the national average, earning 197,631 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning $40,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $41,162 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zeray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zeray in the Russian language | ||
| Зерай | zeraj | - |
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