Zihn Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zihn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zihn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Zihn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zihn is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zihn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zihn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zihn is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Zihn are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Zihn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zihn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zihn surname contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziehn89619/
Szihn8936/
Tzihn894/
Zihnd891/
Zin86731,529/
Zhn8613/
Ziehnn801/
Zhen75395,264/
Zinn7513,056/
Zien755,647/
Zuin755,396/
Zing754,184/
Zint751,256/
Zhin75492/
Szin75397/
Zind75290/
Dzin75240/
Zehn75213/
Sihn75201/
Czin7553/
Jihn7539/
Zsin7533/
Tzin7528/
Rzin7524/
Zcin7522/
Zhyn7521/
Zimn759/
Zhng757/
Hzin754/
Gihn752/
Zhnc752/
Zhnd752/
Zhsn752/
Zinq751/
Tzhn751/
Zzin751/
Szhn751/
Zimh751/
Zchn751/
Xzin751/
Xihn751/
Dzhn751/
Hzhn751/
Cihn750/
Zyhn750/
Zingg675,564/
Tzina671,837/
Zn67714/
Czink67556/
Dzhin67518/
Trzin67248/
Tszin67186/
Dzien67136/
Dzhen67126/
Zinne67111/
Zimne6792/
Zhina6790/
Szing6776/
Zindt6768/
Zieng6761/
Szink6754/
Shihn6752/
Sihng6742/
Zaehn6733/
Zingh6723/
Tzion6720/
Dzhyn6719/
Szgin6711/
Czinn679/
Zheen679/
Gyzin676/
Zinng676/
Dzuin675/
Zhion675/
Szinn674/
Hzien674/
Siehn673/
Szien673/
Zienn673/
Zimgh672/
Zhinn672/
Giehn672/
Chihn672/
Drzin672/
Zinzz672/
Zuinn671/
Zindh671/
Zsing671/
Zehng671/
Czehn671/
Zincq671/
Ziehnova671/
Zhōng671/
Tzien671/
Zcina671/
Zingq671/
Szuin671/
Zzien671/
Zgimn671/
Chzin671/
Czien671/
Hzhnd671/
Hzhsn671/
Zoehn670/

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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 Zihn
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