Zya Surname

140,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2,7581:11,658771
Pakistan3801:470,1158,312
India291:26,450,530346,896
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Zya (8,675) may also be a first name.

Zya Last Name Facts

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

Zya (Hindi: ज्या, Russian: Зя) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Zya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 140,167th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,287,365 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Zya are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zya is also the 67,352nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 8,675 people.

The surname Zya is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2,758 people, or 1 in 11,658. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Faryab, where 24 percent live, Kabul, where 11 percent live and Balkh, where 9 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zyad864,532/
Zyat861,419/
Zyaa86109/
Zyha8633/
Zhya8621/
Zyah8620/
Dzya8611/
Rzya866/
Tzya864/
Zyaz864/
Zyas864/
Hzya862/
Zyap862/
Zsya861/
Jzya861/
Zyae861/
Zxya861/
Zyaj861/
Zayya754,856/
Dzyha75345/
Zaiya75246/
Zhyha75225/
Zaaya75161/
Zuiya7577/
Tszya7565/
Zyaah7537/
Zyats7535/
Rzyha7526/
Zeiya7525/
Zayia7521/
Z'Yad7520/
Dzyad7518/
Zeyya756/
Zoyia753/
Zyadt753/
Zyaei753/
Zoiya752/
Zyaee752/
Zjsya751/
Czyaz751/
Czyay751/
Rziya751/
Zyaad751/
Zyahe751/
Zyaie751/
Zyayi751/
Zyadh751/
Zyatt750/
Zia67115,472/
Zea6732,188/
Sya6711,493/
Zayyad67730/
Zayyat67654/
Jya67475/
Cya67393/
Dzhyha67294/
Zhyhai67198/
Zyo6748/
Zaiyad6737/
Zaiyah6737/
Zeyyat6733/
Zayjas6720/
Zaiyat6719/
Zaiyay6710/
Rzhyha6710/
Zayyay679/
Zaaiya678/
Zja677/
Zeyeah676/
Zhyhas674/
Xya674/
Zhaiya673/
Zeiyad673/
Zoyiah671/
Zeoaya671/
Strzya671/
Zayyah671/
Zayeay671/
Zhyhau671/
Zayiad671/
Dzeuya671/
Dzyhad671/
Zei'ya671/

Zya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zya in the Hindi language
ज्याjya50
ज़्याzya43.75
जियाjiya6.25
Zya in the Russian language
Зяza-

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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 Zya
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