Zila Surname
Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname
Zila Surname Definition:
Zila is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: arrive (the new baby).
Zila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| United States | 366 | 1:990,325 | 73,323 |
| South Africa | 264 | 1:205,219 | 21,868 |
| Niger | 140 | 1:137,086 | 5,158 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Indonesia | 110 | 1:1,202,265 | 84,863 |
| Zimbabwe | 90 | 1:171,536 | 20,949 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Latvia | 62 | 1:33,065 | 5,055 |
| Cameroon | 48 | 1:432,689 | 36,488 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Hungary | 41 | 1:239,421 | 19,309 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Haiti | 19 | 1:562,311 | 10,936 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Maldives | 14 | 1:28,869 | 1,682 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Žila (285), Zilá (2) & Žíla (223) are calculated separately.
Zila (24,827) may also be a first name.
Zila Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Zila is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: arrive (the new baby).
Zila Demographics
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Zila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zila (Arabic: زيلا, Hindi: जिला, Oriya: ଜିଲା, Russian: Зила, Tibetan: ཟི་ལགས།) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Žila, Zilá or Žíla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zila is the 187,259th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,226,005 people. The last name Zila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Zila are found; 21 percent are found in North Africa and 21 percent are found in Mahgreb. Zila is also the 32,183rd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 24,827 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 72,277. Aside from Morocco this surname occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.
Zila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zila has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zila last name increased 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zila Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zila last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Zila earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 35.71% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,463 per year; in South Africa they earn 71.74% less than the national average, earning R 67,164 per year; in United States they earn 22.32% more than the national average, earning $52,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning $47,458 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zila in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཟི་ལགས། | zilak | - |
| Zila in the Hindi language | ||
| जिला | jila | - |
| Zila in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିଲା | jila | - |
| Zila in the Russian language | ||
| Зила | zila | - |
| Zila in the Arabic language | ||
| زيلا | zyla | - |
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