Dzivor Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dzivor Surname User-submission:

Dzivor is one of the most popular surnames in Ghana.

Its origin is in Ghana, Volta region.

The surname is posses mostly by the Ewe tribe in the Volta region, which capital is Ho.

It has a response to it: edza nke wodza, meaning 'it fell and fell again the next day' in the Ewe language.

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Dzivor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dzivor (337) may also be a first name.

Dzivor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dzivor is one of the most popular surnames in Ghana.

Its origin is in Ghana, Volta region.

The surname is posses mostly by the Ewe tribe in the Volta region, which capital is Ho.

It has a response to it: edza nke wodza, meaning 'it fell and fell again the next day' in the Ewe language. But dzivor itself means 'bad rainfall' or 'stormy rainfall'.

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Dzivor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dzivor is most common in Ghana. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dzivor.

How Common Is The Last Name Dzivor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Dzivor live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 476,238th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 337 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Aside from Ghana this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zivor919/
Zivour8325/
Dziwor832/
Zievor831/
Dziwore779/
Dzhivar778/
Dziewor776/
Zevor73777/
Zivar73749/
Zibor73127/
Civor7312/
Tsivor67488/
Czibor67284/
Ziebor676/
Zibour676/
Dzevar674/
Chivor674/
Zaivar674/
Zhibor673/
Zhivar672/

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