Djiwa Surname
Approximately 3,243 people bear this surname
Djiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 2,205 | 1:3,287 | 494 |
| Benin | 455 | 1:22,716 | 3,053 |
| Burkina Faso | 182 | 1:100,836 | 3,152 |
| Niger | 113 | 1:169,841 | 6,089 |
| Indonesia | 93 | 1:1,422,034 | 96,891 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Cameroon | 64 | 1:324,517 | 29,689 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Djiwa (349) may also be a first name.
Djiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Djiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Djiwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻮﻩ) is borne by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Djiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 138,053rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,247,162 people. The surname Djiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Djiwa live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Djiwa is also the 466,636th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 349 people.
Djiwa is most commonly used in Togo, where it is held by 2,205 people, or 1 in 3,287. Aside from Togo this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 14 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djiewa | 91 | 30 | / |
| Djiwat | 91 | 6 | / |
| Djiowa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Djuiwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Djiwad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Djaiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Djoiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Djiwaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Djiwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Djgiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jiwa | 89 | 4,499 | / |
| Djewa | 80 | 879 | / |
| Dziwa | 80 | 271 | / |
| Djiwo | 80 | 194 | / |
| Jijwa | 80 | 177 | / |
| Dyiwa | 80 | 88 | / |
| Jaiwa | 80 | 87 | / |
| Jiwai | 80 | 83 | / |
| Djiwe | 80 | 57 | / |
| Diewa | 80 | 57 | / |
| Djiva | 80 | 29 | / |
| Tjiwa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Jiway | 80 | 10 | / |
| Diiwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jiwua | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jeiwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Djiwi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Djywa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jiwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiwaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiwha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Diywa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jihwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dziewa | 73 | 1,561 | / |
| Dijiba | 73 | 230 | / |
| Jaiwai | 73 | 218 | / |
| Djivai | 73 | 203 | / |
| Jaiway | 73 | 48 | / |
| Djeuwa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Djaiwe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Djivas | 73 | 19 | / |
| Djeawa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Djaywa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Djibaj | 73 | 6 | / |
| Djiewo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Djiewe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jiwwat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Djiwou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djewai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jiwats | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djiowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dieway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jihway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Djivoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Juiwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Juiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djajwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djjiba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dyiswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzihwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jijwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwayd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djibau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djiwop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djoiba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dziwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dieswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hjiwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dieywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giwa | 67 | 39,545 | / |
| Siwa | 67 | 12,132 | / |
| Ziwa | 67 | 8,309 | / |
| Jiva | 67 | 3,715 | / |
| Jewa | 67 | 729 | / |
| Jiwo | 67 | 262 | / |
| Jaiswai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dzihwai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jaiswat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Djiowou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaiswaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaiwhai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Diywaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiewou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djuiwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaiswad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jywa | 67 | 1 | / |
Djiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Djiwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻴﻮﻩ | jywh | - |
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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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- 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 Djiwa
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