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
Average Zila Salary in
United States
$52,779 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zila (Arabic: زيلا, Hindi: जिला, Oriya: ଜିଲା, Russian: Зила, Tibetan: ཟི་ལགས།) is found most frequently in Morocco. It may also be found as: Žila, Zilá or Žíla. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zila is the 187,259th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,226,005 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 common first name throughout the world, held by 24,827 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 72,277. Without taking into account Morocco it is found in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.
Zila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zila has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zila Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Zila are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the 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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Footnotes
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