Zagwa Surname

284,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Zagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,1241:15,2312,380
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zagwa (187) may also be a first name.

Zagwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zagwa is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zagwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 284,447th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,386,213 people. The surname Zagwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zagwa reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 665,130th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 187 people.

It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 1,124 people, or 1 in 15,231. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zagwai9112/
Zagwah9111/
Dzagwa917/
Zaggwa912/
Zzagwa911/
Zaghwa911/
Zaugwa911/
Dziagwa8360/
Zangwai8337/
Zangwah831/
Zangkwa831/
Zagba801,054/
Sagwa80781/
Zakwa80200/
Jagwa8067/
Zogwa8063/
Zagua8016/
Zagwe805/
Zagwi805/
Zegwa803/
Zagva801/
Zacwa801/
Cagwa801/
Zhangwai771/
Chagwa733,035/
Zagbai731,374/
Dzakwa73668/
Zaghba73484/
Zagbea73445/
Saigwa73310/
Zakwai7397/
Jaagwa7313/
Sagwai7313/
Jagway7313/
Ciagwa7312/
Zagbay738/
Zaagba737/
Zeagba737/
Sakgwa736/
Ziagua735/
Dzogwa733/
Tsagwa732/
Zangwo732/
Sagwah732/
Zakwah732/
Zagbaï732/
Jagwea731/
Jaggwa731/
Tcagwa731/
Jjagwa731/
Zangva731/
Zagwei731/
Zhagba731/
Dzagba731/
Zaguai731/
Seagwa731/
Zakkwa731/
Saagwa731/
Zaguah731/
Zogway731/
Jaghwa731/
Cagway730/
Seakgwa67357/
Ziakwau67219/
Zeagbah6769/
Tchagwa6747/
Zakwaya6719/
Zongwai6719/
Zaygbay6717/
Zhaigua6717/
Zeagbay677/
Chagway675/
Chaggwa674/
Chagwah673/
Dziągwa672/
Zhaguay672/
Dzongwa672/
Zeegway671/
Chaigwa671/
Dzangua671/
Dsangwa671/
Zagwood671/
Zhangwe671/
Zhaikwa671/
Chacgwa671/
Zeagbea671/
Zayguah671/
Zaigbay671/
Zeakwea671/
Tsiagwa671/
Jagways670/

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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 Zagwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis