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 more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zieh.
How Common Is The Last Name Zieh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,620,164th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Zieh reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 88,171. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 48 percent live, Maryland County, where 22 percent live and Montserrado County, where 20 percent live. Beside Liberia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 32 percent live and Iran, where 23 percent live.
Zieh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zieh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zieh surname contracted 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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