Zion Surname
Approximately 6,073 people bear this surname
Zion Surname Definition:
“Sunny Mount” in Hebrew.
Zion Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,963 | 1:184,645 | 18,409 |
| Nigeria | 1,771 | 1:100,024 | 6,810 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,013 | 1:22,775 | 1,650 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| France | 314 | 1:211,537 | 32,901 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Brazil | 70 | 1:3,058,205 | 88,974 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Liberia | 43 | 1:102,524 | 8,134 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 196 | 1:256,218 | 21,129 |
Zion (11,164) may also be a first name.
Zion Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Sunny Mount” in Hebrew.
(Hebrew) One who came from Zion (monument raised up), a hill in Jerusalem; one who had made a pilgrimage to Zion, a religious name for the Holy Land of Palestine.
Zion Demographics
Average Male Zion Height
175.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zion Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zion Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zion (Arabic: زيون) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zion.
How Common Is The Last Name Zion? popularity and diffusion
It is the 80,231st most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,199,991 people. The last name Zion occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Zion are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zion is also the 56,902nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 11,164 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,963 people, or 1 in 184,645. In The United States Zion is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Indiana, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent live.
Zion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zion has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,002 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zion Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Zion last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Zion surname are 36.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.33% registered with the party.
The amount Zion earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $48,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.35% more than the national average, earning $60,290 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziong | 89 | 56 | / |
| Zione | 89 | 32 | / |
| Zionn | 89 | 9 | / |
| Zionc | 89 | 6 | / |
| Dzion | 89 | 5 | / |
| Zionh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zon | 86 | 13,306 | / |
| Zionne | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ziosne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zong | 75 | 485,182 | / |
| Zian | 75 | 7,017 | / |
| Zone | 75 | 3,139 | / |
| Gion | 75 | 2,108 | / |
| Zoon | 75 | 1,401 | / |
| Zond | 75 | 700 | / |
| Zonh | 75 | 621 | / |
| Zoun | 75 | 578 | / |
| Zoin | 75 | 329 | / |
| Zzon | 75 | 248 | / |
| Zont | 75 | 196 | / |
| Zonn | 75 | 105 | / |
| Zhon | 75 | 76 | / |
| Zson | 75 | 14 | / |
| Zoyn | 75 | 12 | / |
| Zuon | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ziom | 75 | 5 | / |
| Rzon | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zotn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hzon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xzon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zgon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jzon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Zonc | 75 | 0 | / |
| Zionova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zhong | 67 | 6,326,704 | / |
| Zotin | 67 | 1,528 | / |
| Zonne | 67 | 422 | / |
| Zosin | 67 | 334 | / |
| Dzian | 67 | 263 | / |
| Dzhon | 67 | 230 | / |
| Zasin | 67 | 100 | / |
| Zatin | 67 | 78 | / |
| Zotyn | 67 | 55 | / |
| Zoung | 67 | 52 | / |
| Zoune | 67 | 44 | / |
| Zoing | 67 | 35 | / |
| Zosyn | 67 | 26 | / |
| Zoine | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zocin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zosen | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zhond | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zuong | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zomne | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ziaan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zhone | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zouhn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zogne | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zohyn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zohnd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zounh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zhonh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zianh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hzong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ziomk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zotng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zonhh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zjong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zonhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giuon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gionh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoitn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzotn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zongq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zacin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zonck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zount | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gioin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zound | 67 | 0 | / |
Zion Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zion in the Arabic language | ||
| زيون | zywn | - |
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