Zoah Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Zoah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zoah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2171:95,71011,410
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Zoah (47) may also be a first name.

Zoah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zoah (Arabic: زويه) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zoah? popularity and diffusion

Zoah is the 1,044,719th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name Zoah occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zoah live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Zoah is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 47 people.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 95,710. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 83 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 7 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.

Zoah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zoah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zouah8973/
Zuoah899/
Zoaah891/
Zoaih891/
Zohah891/
Zooah891/
Zoa866,904/
Zoahie8021/
Zoyiah801/
Zoua7519,547/
Zoha754,106/
Zaho752,440/
Zoho752,047/
Zhoa7563/
Zooh7563/
Zohó7560/
Zoea7537/
Zoaa7511/
Zoau755/
Zaoh754/
Zoay753/
Zoňa753/
Dzoa753/
Zoai753/
Zo'a752/
Zooa752/
Zuoa751/
Zoïa751/
Zoıa751/
Zsoa751/
Zohahie731/
Zouai672,601/
Zohou672,195/
Zahou67966/
Zhoha67582/
Dzoho67233/
Zouay67189/
Zaheu67103/
Dzoua67100/
Ziaho6777/
Zhooh6740/
Zioho6734/
Dzoha6728/
Zohai6726/
Zaoih6724/
Zouaj6722/
Zahao6716/
Zou'a6713/
Zhaho6710/
Zaaho676/
Zo'oh674/
Zhoua673/
Zohey673/
Zoyia673/
Zahoi672/
Zhoau672/
Zoiya672/
Zouaï672/
Zohay671/
Zaaoh671/
Zohoh671/
Zohaa671/
Zoeha671/
Zohei671/
Zohha671/
Zooho671/
Tzoha671/
Tzaho671/
Zaouh671/
Zaeoh671/
Zoooh671/
Zoeea671/
Zuoai671/
Zaohu671/
Zahho671/
Cohah671/
Dzhoa671/
Zoïho671/
Zouaa671/
Zouoh671/
Zohaj671/
Coahy670/

Zoah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zoah in the Arabic language
زويهzwyh-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Zoah
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