Zerhun Surname
Approximately 4,994 people bear this surname
Zerhun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,990 | 1:19,548 | 2,554 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Zerhun (1,508) may also be a first name.
Zerhun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zerhun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zerhun is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zerhun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 95,287th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,459,260 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zerhun live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Zerhun is also the 200,119th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,508 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,990 people, or 1 in 19,548. Not including Ethiopia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Zerhun
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