Zever Surname

312,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zever Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zever Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1991:147,7429,383
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Zever (258) may also be a first name.

Zever Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zever (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻓﻴﺮ, Marathi: झेवेर, Russian: Зевер) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zever? popularity and diffusion

Zever is the 312,208th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,047,756 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zever live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zever is also the 554,411th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 258 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,199 people, or 1 in 147,742. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 89 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found and Taraba, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Zever Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zever has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zever last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzever911,331/
Zevier916/
Zeever915/
Zevger915/
Zeveir914/
Zeveer914/
Zevert914/
Zevere911/
Ziever911/
Zeyver911/
Zeiver910/
Zeuver910/
Zeve89217/
Zievert8350/
Zeveyre8311/
Zeivert831/
Zeevger831/
Sever8045,521/
Gever802,835/
Zeber80401/
Zaver80345/
Zheve80240/
Zieve80223/
Šever80145/
Jever80140/
Zewer80131/
Zyver80118/
Zeved8092/
Zevge8077/
Ziver8072/
Cever8043/
Zevir8037/
Zeeve8027/
Zevee8015/
Zeves807/
Zeyve803/
Xever802/
Zevhe802/
Zover802/
Zeive801/
Zeveu801/
Zeverova779/
Zeschver771/
Szeivert771/
Severe7320,900/
Seaver735,052/
Sevier734,555/
Cevher733,382/
Severt731,776/
Siever731,453/
Seever73775/
Gevher73715/
Zavier73635/
Zieber73545/
Chever73497/
Seiver73468/
Shever73373/
Zheved73328/
Zaveer73314/
Gevert73312/
Zeiber73278/
Zebert73276/
Sesver73226/
Zebere73182/
Džever73177/
Cevere73173/
Zivert73158/
Tsever73144/
Gevehr73120/
Zemper7384/
Seveur7376/
Giever7373/
Dziver7371/
Cevert7364/
Zuiver7358/
Czeber7352/
Jevert7349/
Cevger7349/
Zebier7342/
Zyvert7341/
Geverd7331/
Sziver7331/
Sehver7329/
Zivere7328/
Ziewer7327/
Zitver7325/
Sjever7322/
Sevger7320/
Jõever7320/
Soever7319/
Szíver7318/
Zheber7316/
Zewert7313/
Szeber7311/
Zivier7310/
Şehver7310/
Seïver739/
Saever738/
Széver738/
Dzevyr738/
Seyver737/
Ziverd737/
Seveir737/
Zebeir737/
Zeyber736/
Setver736/
Jevear736/
Zaweer736/
Seveer734/
Gevere734/
Dzeber734/
Zebger733/
Ceaver732/
Jeaver732/
Zeywer732/
Severd732/
Zaiver732/
Zeeber732/
Ciever732/
Severp732/
Cevear731/
Jevere731/
Geyver731/
Zovier731/
Zevior731/
Zhaver731/
Xeveir731/
Zahver731/
Seuver731/
Zewger731/
Dsever731/
Dzaver731/
Zavear731/
Zeevee731/
Szewer731/
Zeuvie731/
Zeevei731/
Zoveer731/
Zeberh731/
Zebear731/
Sevear730/
Zeuber730/
Zeives730/
Zeaber730/
Geverz730/
Scever730/
Severh730/
Ceever730/
Sievert6710,608/
Cheever673,017/
Seve672,680/
Zebe671,988/
Zewe671,327/
Chevere671,310/
Seivert67923/
Jeve67701/
Zive67402/
Ziebert67392/
Szieber67254/
Zeibert67246/
Chevert67200/
Seavert67198/
Geve67189/
Zeybert67182/
Zevi67163/
Shiever67157/
Severre67147/
Seiverd67144/
Schever67116/
Ceve6789/
Sheaver6756/
Jõeveer6754/
Chetver6744/
Szeiber6744/
Giaever6741/
Szebert6737/
Cheaver6729/
Zheveha6727/
Geverdt6717/
Zevy6717/
Zeberhe6716/
Jõevere6715/
Shevere6711/
Sievier6710/
Seyvert676/
Getvert675/
Jshever675/
Dzheber674/
Sheverd674/
Cievert674/
Tseever674/
Ziewert674/
Dzevair674/
Zeeweer674/
Seiverr673/
Sieverz673/
Seevert673/
Zaaweer673/
Zeiberh673/
Sheiver672/
Sciever672/
Cheiver672/
Zevetch672/
Zhevets671/
Sheyver671/
Ceverzs671/
Jesveer671/
Zeabert671/
Zebeard671/
Ziebere671/
Sceaver671/
Seivere671/
Seivier671/
Sheever671/
Shevert671/
Seuvear671/
Tseaver671/
Geveart671/
Zeebair671/
Zahaver671/
Zaavier671/
Szewert671/
Szemper671/
Tchever671/
Ceivert671/
Zebhier671/
Zjve671/
Zeewier671/
Shevier670/
Seveart670/
Chesver670/
Sceiver670/
Ziebeir670/
Seevere670/
Sievere670/
Seavier670/
Sieverd670/

Zever Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zever in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﻓﻴﺮzfyr-
Zever in the Marathi language
झेवेरjhevera-
Zever in the Russian language
Зеверzever-

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