Zouya Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Zouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 108 | 1:192,306 | 19,984 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Zouya (18) may also be a first name.
Zouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zouya is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zouya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,727,723rd most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Zouya are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 192,306. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: East Region, where 54 percent reside, Centre Region, where 31 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Zouya is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Zouya
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