Zeyah Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zeyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Zeyah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zeyah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeyah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Zeyah is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Zeyah are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 71 percent live, Margibi County, where 14 percent live and Montserrado County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeya8910,663/
Zeah893,016/
Zeyh890/
Zeyeh80279/
Zoyah8093/
Dzeya8058/
Zeyha8045/
Zayah8036/
Ziyah8016/
Zeeya805/
Zheya803/
Zheah802/
Zejah802/
Zeyaa802/
Zieya802/
Ceyah801/
Zyiah801/
Zehya801/
Zuyah801/
Zeiah801/
Zea7532,188/
Zey751,206/
Zeejah7319/
Zuoyah735/
Dzheya735/
Cehyah733/
Dzeyeh731/
Tseyah731/
Zeuaha731/
Dzehah731/
Zehyeh731/
Zaya6717,375/
Zoya673,025/
Ziya672,971/
Zeye671,378/
Zahy671,084/
Zeih67687/
Zeuh67540/
Zeha67467/
Zuya67322/
Zaih67120/
Zeyo67119/
Zeea6779/
Zeia6757/
Zahu6748/
Zeyu6729/
Ceah6725/
Dzey6721/
Zhea6720/
Ceya6719/
Zyia6718/
Tzea6717/
Dzea6714/
Zeua677/
Tzey676/
Chehyah672/
Hzey671/
Zeuy671/
Zsey671/
Zyja671/
Dzeyowa671/
Zoyh671/
Zahj671/
Czea670/

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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 Zeyah
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