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

Ziah is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziah? popularity and diffusion

Ziah is the 169,950th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,871,373 people. The last name Ziah is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Ziah are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ziah is also the 59,708th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 10,392 people.

This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,163 people, or 1 in 153,606. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 100 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 40 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Ziah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing 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
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  • 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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