Dziwe Surname

369,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dziwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dziwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Kenya2401:192,41614,234

Dziwe (143) may also be a first name.

Dziwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dziwe occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dziwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Dziwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 369,806th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,497,475 people. The surname Dziwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dziwe live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dziwe is also the 772,378th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 143 people.

The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent live.

Dziwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dziwe surname is primarily Muslim (56%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dziwer9125/
Ziwe8983/
Dziwa80271/
Ziwes80128/
Djiwe8057/
Ziwei8045/
Zihwe8039/
Zaiwe8034/
Ziwey8025/
Zeiwe8021/
Ziewe8015/
Dzibe808/
Dziwi802/
Ziwea801/
Zziwe801/
Ziweh801/
Dziewa731,561/
Dziwis73488/
Zhiwei73255/
Dziver7371/
Ziewer7327/
Djaiwe7321/
Zheiwe7313/
Dzieva7312/
Cziwey738/
Dziwiś738/
Zhaiwe737/
Zaiwei732/
Dzuibe732/
Dzaiwa731/
Dzihwa731/
Dziwit731/
Ziwa678,309/
Zewe671,327/
Siwe67843/
Giwe67637/
Zibe67444/
Zive67402/
Jiwe67145/
Ziwi6769/
Dzhieva6727/
Dzievit6718/
Z'Heiwe6712/
Ciwe6711/
Dzihwai676/
Dziewis674/
Dziewiz672/
Dziewiź672/
Dziwaya671/
Shziwer671/
Ziwj671/
Dziewid671/
Dziwist671/

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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 Dziwe
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