Zieh Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Zieh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 50 | 1:88,171 | 7,231 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Zieh (15) may also be a first name.
Zieh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zieh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zieh is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zieh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,620,164th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Zieh live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name internationally, held by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 88,171. In Liberia Zieh is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 48 percent reside, Maryland County, where 22 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Liberia Zieh occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 32 percent reside and Iran, where 23 percent reside.
Zieh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zieh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhieh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dzieh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zsieh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zeh | 86 | 19,653 | / |
| Zie | 86 | 7,850 | / |
| Zih | 86 | 1,886 | / |
| Zeih | 75 | 687 | / |
| Zeuh | 75 | 540 | / |
| Zaih | 75 | 120 | / |
| Zhie | 75 | 118 | / |
| Czeh | 75 | 97 | / |
| Zheh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Dzih | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tzeh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tzie | 75 | 5 | / |
| Cieh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Czie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hzeh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zhih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zcie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zehh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zeyh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ze | 67 | 35,989 | / |
| Zi | 67 | 13,993 | / |
| Czich | 67 | 184 | / |
| Ciech | 67 | 152 | / |
| Tsieh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cieha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ciehe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dzihh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zciej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tzeuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzeuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trzie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chzeh | 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
- 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 Zieh
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