Nizwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nizwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nizwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Nizwa (201) may also be a first name.

Nizwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nizwa (Arabic: نزوى) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nizwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nizwa? popularity and diffusion

Nizwa is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Nizwa are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 639,077th most common first name throughout the world, held by 201 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Nizwa is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and Syria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhizwa9143/
Nierzwa8311/
Neirzwa832/
Nizba802/
Nizva801/
Nizwi801/
Nijwah73170/
Naizwe738/
Ngezwa732/
Nizhva731/
Nhyzwa731/
Nizweet671/
Nitshwa671/

Nizwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nizwa in the Arabic language
نزوىnzwy-

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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 Nizwa
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