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

The last name Zev (Arabic: زيف, Russian: Зев) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Zev live; 39 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Zev is also the 150,609th most frequent first name in the world, held by 2,421 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 59 percent live, New York, where 17 percent live and Virginia, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Zev exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Mongolia, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Zev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zev surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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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