Zev Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Zev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Zev (2,421) may also be a first name.

Zev Last Name Facts

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

Zev (Arabic: زيف, Russian: Зев) is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Zev reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 150,609th most common first name worldwide It is held by 2,421 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 59 percent live, New York, where 17 percent live and Virginia, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Zev exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Mongolia, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Zev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zev last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Zev earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning R 135,240 per year and in United States they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $51,356 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaev861,605/
Zeev86584/
Zevs86351/
Zeva86152/
Zoev86144/
Ziev86106/
Zevt869/
Zhev867/
Zeav865/
Zeuv864/
Dzev863/
Czev861/
Zejv861/
Zevw861/
Zevz861/
Zesv861/
Zevh861/
Rzev861/
Rziev75660/
Dzeva75138/
Rzhev7553/
Dzoev7538/
Zheva7522/
Ze'ev755/
Dzaev754/
Zhoev753/
Zgeev753/
Dzhev752/
Gyzev752/
Dziev751/
Dzeev751/
Zhiev751/
Zhaev751/
Zieyv751/
Zrzev751/
Zchev751/
Zievs751/
Hzevz751/
Zheev751/
Zeb6760,721/
Sev675,708/
Cev675,636/
Ziv67896/
Zep67851/
Jev67650/
Zov67113/
Gev6790/
Zef6786/
Zew6751/
Dzhoev6744/
Zav6734/
Dzhiev6722/
Dzheev6715/
Rzhiev6714/
Dzhaev6714/
Zepova6711/
Zefova678/
Zyv678/
Xev676/
Gyzeev674/
Drziev673/
Dzheyv672/
Šev672/
Zaheev672/
Dzheva671/
Zjv671/
Zhehev671/

Zev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zev in the Russian language
Зевzev-
Zev in the Arabic language
زيفzyf-

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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 Zev
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