Zervas Surname

84,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Zervas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zervas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4,4601:2,484187
United States7991:453,64138,803
Germany1621:496,94742,561
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Canada481:767,61660,775
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Wales91:343,83718,086
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

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

Zervas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zervas (Russian: Зервас) is more commonly found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Zérvas. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zervas.

How Common Is The Last Name Zervas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,026th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,266,518 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Zervas reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

Zervas is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 4,460 people, or 1 in 2,484. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 33 percent reside, Central Greece, where 13 percent reside and Peloponnese, where 10 percent reside. Not including Greece Zervas exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Zervas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zervas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,327 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zervas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zervas last name are 12.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.41% registered with the party.

The amount Zervas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.57% more than the national average, earning R 531,288 per year; in United States they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $44,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.82% more than the national average, earning $55,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zérvas941/
Zervaas9278/
Zerveas9232/
Zeervas921/
Zervais921/
Zerva912,997/
Gervas8335,865/
Zervos834,845/
Cervas831,764/
Servas831,259/
Zerwas831,150/
Jervas8346/
Zervea8342/
Zarvas8318/
Zirvas838/
Zerbas833/
Zeruas832/
Zervai831/
Zervós831/
Zervasová801/
Gervais7771,124/
Servais779,982/
Gervase774,909/
Servaas77446/
Dzierva77157/
Tzorvas7774/
Jervais7763/
Jervase7711/
Chervas775/
Gervash774/
Zermpas774/
Cervase773/
Servash773/
Zervous773/
Siervas772/
Cervais772/
Zervois771/
Zervosd771/
Zerwass771/
Servays771/
Gervast771/
Gervaís771/
Cervaas771/
Servass770/
Jerveas770/
Servase770/
Zerbass770/
Serva732,991/
Zerba731,917/
Cerva731,251/
Jerva73112/
Gerva73109/
Zervo7391/
Zirva7379/
Zerwa734/
Zerua731/
Zyrva731/
Gervaise711,605/
Jervaise7156/
Chervase7124/
Shervais7118/
Chervais7113/
Servaise719/
Servayse716/
Szervach714/
Tziorvas714/
Servasce711/
Gervayse711/
Dzierbas711/
Cervasse711/
Zeerhwas711/
Jervasse710/
Cerbas675,490/
Zervou672,105/
Servos671,731/
Gervaz671,045/
Sarvas67866/
Sierva67333/
Cervos67276/
Sirvas67204/
Servai67192/
Gerbas67177/
Cervac67159/
Serwas67150/
Gervai67131/
Servay67131/
Zarvos67127/
Serbas67100/
Zerbea6780/
Zirwas6773/
Jervay6771/
Gervat6767/
Servaz6738/
Gervay6735/
Cerwas6734/
Zerwua6726/
Cervay6721/
Zirbas6717/
Gervau6716/
Zerbos6715/
Zervoi6715/
Sorvas6714/
Zervoj6713/
Jervad6710/
Zervoß6710/
Gervad679/
Gervás678/
Jerbas676/
Cervós676/
Zherba675/
Gierva674/
Servah673/
Girvas673/
Zarwas673/
Servós673/
Gerwas672/
Zerbah672/
Cirvas672/
Zerwos672/
Ceruas672/
Jearva671/
Geruas671/
Zeruos671/
Zerbau671/
Jervaz671/
Jeerva671/
Seruas671/
Seirva671/
Gervaisse671/
Zhirva671/
Zeruat671/
Schervais671/
Cervau671/
Zervey670/

Zervas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zervas in the Russian language
Зервасzervas-

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Zervas Reference & Research

Zervas DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Zervas FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Zervas
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