Ziah Surname

169,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Liberia

Ziah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,1631:153,6064,148
Liberia1,0211:4,318535
Indonesia2291:577,50746,152
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ziah (10,392) may also be a first name.

Ziah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ziah occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ziah is the 169,950th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,871,373 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Ziah live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 59,708th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 10,392 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,163 people, or 1 in 153,606. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 100 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 0 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 40 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Ziah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ziah last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Ziah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.02% less than the national average, earning $29,765 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziaha895/
Ziaah891/
Zah8610,249/
Dzah755,710/
Zaha754,682/
Zahy751,084/
Zeih75687/
Zioh75246/
Zaih75120/
Zaah7551/
Zahu7548/
Ciah7548/
Tzah7512/
Zahh7512/
Zhah755/
Hzah752/
Zahj751/
Czah751/
Za67131,697/
Ciach672,764/
Dzhah67341/
Zahai67283/
Zahaj67137/
Zhaha67100/
Zahey6777/
Zahay6763/
Zahau6742/
Zahei6734/
Czaha6727/
Dzaha6724/
Zahij6717/
Zahah6714/
Zahaa679/
Zshah675/
Zahiy674/
Zaahy674/
Zahaî671/
Zahhy671/
Zaaha671/
Zaajh671/
Zahii671/
Ciaha671/
Dzaah671/

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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 Ziah
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