Zorba Surname

72,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Zorba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zorba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4,6351:16,7902,036
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Northern Cyprus3271:97669
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Albania1641:17,7693,105
Italy1181:518,27751,664
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Greece1081:102,59117,261
England1031:540,95233,556
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Ukraine601:758,71277,596
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Palestine471:96,7846,858
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Israel411:208,72320,048
Moldova271:131,90314,519
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
India71:109,580,769786,157
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
France41:16,605,680368,153
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Zorba (281) may also be a first name.

Zorba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zorba (Arabic: زوربا, Georgian: ზორბა, Russian: Зорба) is found most in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zorba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 72,088th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,064,808 people. The last name Zorba is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Zorba live; 62 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Zorba is also the 528,876th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 281 people.

It is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 4,635 people, or 1 in 16,790. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 24 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Kocaeli Province, where 7 percent reside. Other than Turkey Zorba occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 8 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 5 percent reside.

Zorba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zorba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zorba surname grew 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zorba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zorba last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Zorba earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.54% more than the national average, earning $55,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zorbas911,035/
Zorbaz91966/
Zorbay91254/
Zorbah91143/
Zourba9165/
Zorbaj9140/
Zorbai9132/
Zorbaa911/
Zorbad911/
Dzorba911/
Zuorba911/
Zorbach83262/
Czorbay831/
Zourbai831/
Zourbat831/
Zorbash831/
Dziorba831/
Zerba801,917/
Jorba801,457/
Sorba801,441/
Corba801,387/
Zarba80991/
Čorba80928/
Zurba80806/
Çorba80345/
Zorbe8064/
Zorwa8062/
Zorbo8052/
Zorbi8014/
Zorva8011/
Zourbeah771/
Zourbach770/
Zhurba7315,599/
Csorba736,490/
Ciorba736,419/
Chorba732,172/
Zormpa731,344/
Zarbat731,129/
Corbea731,013/
Shorba73536/
Zorbić73170/
Sorbat73137/
Zgarba73136/
Zarbad7389/
Zerbea7380/
Zarbaz7380/
Corbay7374/
Sourba7361/
Zarbay7352/
Zurbat7345/
Sorbas7341/
Czerba7339/
Corbau7329/
Zorbey7326/
Zurbay7323/
Zorbis7323/
Sorbaj7323/
Sorbah7317/
Jourba7314/
Tsorba7312/
Courba7312/
Soorba7311/
Zorvah7311/
Zarbha739/
Soerba737/
Zarbah737/
Jorbat737/
Corbah736/
Zurbau736/
Zherba735/
Zorboi735/
Jorbai735/
Sorbha734/
Zurbas734/
Jorbas734/
Jorbaa734/
Zorzua734/
Zarbai734/
Ziorbo733/
Zourbi733/
Sorbai733/
Zorbes732/
Corbai732/
Zerbah732/
Zarbas732/
Sorbay732/
Zharba732/
Zorbit731/
Zorwai731/
Zarbea731/
Zerbau731/
Zorboh731/
Zarbaa731/
Zourbo731/
Zoruha731/
Zoorwa731/
Zorbge731/
Sorrba731/
Sgorba731/
Scorba731/
Szarba731/
Corbìa731/
Zarbaj731/
Zorber730/
Zarbast67669/
Zurbach67368/
Ciorbea67273/
Chorbaa67233/
Zhurbas67140/
Zarbash67124/
Sczerba6798/
Csorbai6775/
Zarbach6755/
Tsiorba6725/
Djourba6725/
Szorvas6721/
Sourbai6721/
Zourbeh6717/
Dziurba6715/
Dzhurba6714/
Sourbha6710/
Coirbay6710/
Sorbach677/
Zarbaha677/
Sorbais676/
Zarbatz676/
Zourmpa675/
Chorbay675/
Shourba675/
Schorba674/
Courbay673/
Zorbist673/
Zorbest673/
Sczarba672/
Sorbash672/
Zarbaja672/
Csorbay671/
Chorbat671/
Soorbai671/
Soorbay671/
Tsorbas671/
Zorweah671/
Jourbah671/
Jorbash671/
Zarbajd671/
Zarbhai671/
Zormpha671/
Zorbich671/
Zörbach671/
Tchorba671/
Tsourba671/
Djorbai671/
Chorbas671/
Czarbas671/
Shorbah671/
Shorbat671/
Zahrbay671/
Ziarbai671/
Zarbaid671/
Çorboğa671/
Courbaa671/
Jorbach671/
Zorbouh670/

Zorba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zorba in the Georgian language
ზორბაzorba-
Zorba in the Russian language
Зорбаzorba-
Zorba in the Arabic language
زورباzwrba-

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