Zorah Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iraq

Zorah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zorah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran931:825,61940,849
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Zorah (819) may also be a first name.

Zorah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zorah (Arabic: زوره) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zorah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,098,270th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The surname Zorah is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Zorah reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 285,591st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 819 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 825,619. In Iran it is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 48 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 30 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 22 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 35 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.

Zorah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zorah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zohrah91662/
Zourah915/
Zhorah914/
Zoraha914/
Zorrah914/
Zora898,329/
Zhoraha831/
Zohra8035,167/
Zarah804,290/
Zerah801,326/
Zoura80825/
Czora80664/
Zhora80627/
Zorea80307/
Zoraa80217/
Zorra80212/
Zorai80179/
Dzora80144/
Tzora80111/
Zoray8099/
Zoora8045/
Zoroh8037/
Zorha808/
Zoira806/
Zoera803/
Zérah803/
Zoraï801/
Zoraî801/
Zohura738,762/
Zahrah733,536/
Tzoura73111/
Zehrah7381/
Dzorai7369/
Zorroh7362/
Zarrah7354/
Zarahu7336/
Zohroh7330/
Zouhra7328/
Zaerah7328/
Zaraah7323/
Czoraj7320/
Zouraa7319/
Zorağa7317/
Dzarah7310/
Zhoora7310/
Zohrha7310/
Ttzora739/
Ziarah736/
Zoehra735/
Tsorah735/
Zohrra735/
Dzhora734/
Zaraha734/
Zarayh734/
Zohrai733/
Coreah732/
Zharah732/
Zoihra732/
Zourra732/
Zeraih732/
Zerahu732/
Zohraa732/
Courah731/
Coorah731/
Dzoora731/
Zourea731/
Zhoray731/
Tzarah731/
Zhohra731/
Zaarah731/
Zorrho731/
Czohra731/
Zerrah731/
Zohhra731/
Zourha731/
Zhorau731/
Zhorra731/
Zouroh731/
Zara6757,858/
Cora6749,488/
Zoro679,611/
Zera673,328/
Çora671,943/
Zaharah67780/
Zahraha6724/
Zarrahy6718/
Zourray6715/
Ćora6714/
Ciorach6714/
Zeeraah6713/
Choirah6711/
Zahrahu679/
Zourouh675/
Dzherah675/
Zára674/
Zarhaah673/
Zarraha672/
Chourah671/
Chorahe671/
Zaaraha671/
Zorô671/
Zoró671/
Zorohie671/
Dzaraha671/
Czarach671/
Zahraih671/

Zorah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zorah in the Arabic language
زورهzwrh-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zorah
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