Usawi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Usawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Usawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Usawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Usawi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Usawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Usawi is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Usawi are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe Usawi is most common in: Harare Province, where 54 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 38 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Usawi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Husawi91280/
Usawai912/
Ousawi912/
Usiawi912/
Hausawi83534/
Housawi83400/
Hussawi833/
Autsawi831/
Ushaiwi831/
Usawa804,646/
Usavi80304/
Isawi80106/
Usawe8033/
Usabi804/
Osawi803/
Ushashwi773/
Oussaiwi771/
Gausawai771/
Issawi7314,794/
Hosawi73841/
Usabai73121/
Ausavi7325/
Ousawa7317/
Husavi7315/
Husowi7315/
Osawie7314/
Ausawa739/
Utsavi736/
Osawei734/
Gusawe734/
Iesawi733/
Usavai733/
Usabhi733/
Ushawa731/
Usabui731/
Usaway731/
Useiwi731/
Isawai731/
Usawej731/
Ishawi731/
Gusavi731/
Husabi731/
Ushabi731/
Ausabi731/
Usabhai672,466/
Hausawa672,000/
Gausavi6777/
Ushabai6763/
Husaibi6730/
Eushabi6719/
Usavich6710/
Ussahwa677/
Oussawa677/
Hissawi676/
Oussabi674/
Housavi674/
Gousavi674/
Gusawee673/
Jisawai671/
Usavijt671/
Husabai671/
Husabhi671/
Aussawa671/
Hussewi671/
Gusaivi671/
Oushabi671/
Hussawy671/
Housawy671/
Usiaweh671/

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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 Usawi
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