Zib Surname
Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname
Zib Surname User-submission:
The surname Zib or Tzib means 'to write' in many Mayan languages.
Tz'iib' is what the ancient Maya would call their highly sophisticated and independently invented writing system.
Zib Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 671 | 1:266,235 | 5,861 |
| Mexico | 133 | 1:933,280 | 12,647 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Belize | 14 | 1:25,391 | 1,935 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Zíb (42) are calculated separately.
Zib (145) may also be a first name.
Zib Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Zib or Tzib means 'to write' in many Mayan languages.
Tz'iib' is what the ancient Maya would call their highly sophisticated and independently invented writing system.
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Zib Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zib Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zib is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Zíb. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zib? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 355,394th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,123,701 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Zib live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zib is also the 766,399th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 145 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 266,235. In Pakistan Zib is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 88 percent are found, Punjab, where 5 percent are found and Sindh, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Zib Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zib surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.
Zib earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zíb | 89 | 42 | / |
| Zaib | 86 | 220,177 | / |
| Dzib | 86 | 28,913 | / |
| Tzib | 86 | 4,117 | / |
| Zeib | 86 | 381 | / |
| Zieb | 86 | 130 | / |
| Zibs | 86 | 75 | / |
| Zibt | 86 | 47 | / |
| Zoib | 86 | 39 | / |
| Zgib | 86 | 25 | / |
| Szib | 86 | 4 | / |
| Zuib | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zhib | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zibz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zibd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zhaib | 75 | 204 | / |
| Zgaib | 75 | 163 | / |
| Szeib | 75 | 66 | / |
| Ziebs | 75 | 66 | / |
| Szieb | 75 | 27 | / |
| Tzeib | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chzib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhoib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zaaib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zaibh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ziebz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tzaib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zzaib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tdzib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzieb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zeb | 67 | 60,721 | / |
| Sib | 67 | 25,504 | / |
| Cib | 67 | 2,944 | / |
| Ziv | 67 | 896 | / |
| Jib | 67 | 747 | / |
| Gib | 67 | 523 | / |
| Zip | 67 | 241 | / |
| Zibowa | 67 | 195 | / |
| Zif | 67 | 75 | / |
| Zahaib | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zyb | 67 | 41 | / |
| Xib | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zibová | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zibova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zäb | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zjb | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ziw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zcheib | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zýb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ziebch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzaibs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hzhaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shzaib | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zib
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