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Where Does The Last Name Zia Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Zia (Arabic: ضياّ, Bengali: জিয়া, Georgian: ზია, Hindi: जिया, Oriya: ନିସାତ, Russian: Зиа) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zia.

How Common Is The Last Name Zia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Zia is the 4,894^th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 63,111 people. The last name Zia is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Zia live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zia is also the 4,185^th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 250,994 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 60,384 people, or 1 in 2,958. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 62 percent reside, Sindh, where 16 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent reside. Other than Pakistan Zia exists in 97 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 12 percent reside and Iran, where 6 percent reside.

Zia Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (86%) in Kenya and Syriac Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Zia surname are 7.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Zia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.46% more than the national average, earning €33,773 per year; in Norway they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning 300,063 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.19% less than the national average, earning R 120,744 per year; in United States they earn 14.69% more than the national average, earning $49,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $57,011 CAD per year.