Zipporah Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Zipporah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zipporah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1941:238,04116,587
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
India161:47,941,586492,263
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Zipporah (41,666) may also be a first name.

Zipporah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zipporah (Marathi: जीपपोरहा) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zipporah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zipporah is the 849,693rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Zipporah live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Zipporah is also the 21,499th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 41,666 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 238,041. In Kenya Zipporah is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 31 percent reside, Kisii County, where 26 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Zipporah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Zipporah surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Zipporah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zipphorah941/
Tzipporah941/
Zippora9367/
Ziporah9326/
Zipphora881/
Tziporah881/
Zipora86476/
Zeporah8036/
Tzipora806/
Ziphora802/
Ziporra801/
Zipoora801/
Zippara801/
Ciporah801/
Tsippora751/
Zypourah751/
Cipora71230/
Zepora715/
Zipera713/
Zupora712/
Zipara712/
Ziporo711/
Zipparo6796/
Czipera6716/
Chipora677/
Dzipara675/
Tsipora674/
Dsipora672/
Czepora671/
Zephora671/

Zipporah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zipporah in the Marathi language
जीपपोरहाjipaporaha-

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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
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  • 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 Zipporah
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