Zion Surname

80,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Zion Surname Definition:

“Sunny Mount” in Hebrew.

Zion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9631:184,64518,409
Nigeria1,7711:100,0246,810
Ivory Coast1,0131:22,7751,650
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
France3141:211,53732,901
Canada741:497,91342,460
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
India551:13,946,643236,652
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Liberia431:102,5248,134
England411:1,358,97760,528
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
China81:170,915,1968,932
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Zion Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zion (Arabic: زيون) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zion? popularity and diffusion

Zion is the 80,231st most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,199,991 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Zion live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zion is also the 56,902nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 11,164 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,963 people, or 1 in 184,645. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Indiana, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Zion exists in 76 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent reside.

Zion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence 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 holding the Zion surname are 36.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.33% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziong8956/
Zione8932/
Zionn899/
Zionc896/
Dzion895/
Zionh891/
Zon8613,306/
Zionne805/
Ziosne801/
Zong75485,182/
Zian757,017/
Zone753,139/
Gion752,108/
Zoon751,401/
Zond75700/
Zonh75621/
Zoun75578/
Zoin75329/
Zzon75248/
Zont75196/
Zonn75105/
Zhon7576/
Zson7514/
Zoyn7512/
Zuon7510/
Ziom755/
Rzon752/
Zotn751/
Hzon751/
Xzon751/
Zgon750/
Jzon750/
Zonc750/
Zionova732/
Zhong676,326,704/
Zotin671,528/
Zonne67422/
Zosin67334/
Dzian67263/
Dzhon67230/
Zasin67100/
Zatin6778/
Zotyn6755/
Zoung6752/
Zoune6744/
Zoing6735/
Zosyn6726/
Zoine6724/
Zocin6718/
Zosen6715/
Zhond6711/
Zuong6711/
Zomne6711/
Ziaan679/
Zhone679/
Zouhn679/
Zogne678/
Zohyn675/
Zohnd674/
Zounh673/
Zhonh672/
Zianh672/
Hzong672/
Ziomk672/
Zotng672/
Zonhh672/
Zhoun671/
Zjong671/
Zonhe671/
Zoone671/
Zsonn671/
Giuon671/
Gionh671/
Zoitn671/
Ziann671/
Zzotn671/
Zongq671/
Zacin671/
Zhoin671/
Zonck670/
Zount670/
Gioin670/
Zound670/

Zion Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zion in the Arabic language
زيونzywn-

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