Dzavi Surname

325,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dzavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dzavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,1271:18,4292,528
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567

Dzavi (992) may also be a first name.

Dzavi Last Name Facts

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

Dzavi is most common in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dzavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dzavi is the 325,707th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,381,389 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dzavi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dzavi is also the 255,582nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 992 people.

Dzavi is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,127 people, or 1 in 18,429. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 83 percent are found, North Region, where 17 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzavai91642/
Dzavid912/
Dzavit911/
Dzhavi911/
Zavi89305/
Dzhavid8336/
Dzhavit836/
D'Zavai831/
Zavoi80294/
Zavai80125/
Dzava8022/
Zavie8021/
Dzawi8014/
Zavhi808/
Zauvi806/
Zaavi805/
Zhavi805/
Zajvi803/
Zaivi802/
Zaviy801/
Dzevi801/
Zavyi801/
Dzave801/
Tzavi801/
Dzhavish775/
Dzhavich771/
Zaivyi73501/
Zavieh73480/
Zahavi73269/
Dzhava7336/
Zayviy7325/
Dzawai7314/
Zaivii7310/
Dzabai739/
Zaivei739/
Dsavid736/
Dsavis735/
Dzhovi735/
Dzabić735/
Zaevyi734/
Dzhabi733/
Dzevai732/
Zayvyi732/
Zaivoi732/
Dzovai732/
Zsavai731/
Dzaiwa731/
Zhahvi731/
Zahvie731/
Dzavay731/
Dzhevi731/
Dzaver731/
Zawi675,347/
Zabi673,873/
Zovi67608/
Cavi67286/
Zevi67163/
Zave67130/
Dzhaved6725/
Dzahabi6717/
Dzhovid6712/
Dzhavyd6711/
Zavy679/
Tzahavi674/
Zahavie673/
Zavj672/
Dchavis671/
Dzabiey671/
Dzhabit671/
Dzouwai671/

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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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  • 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 Dzavi
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