Zahwa Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Zahwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3011:439,36636,688
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Zahwa (1,930) may also be a first name.

Zahwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zahwa (Arabic: زهوّة, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻫﻮﻩ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahwa? popularity and diffusion

Zahwa is the 551,387th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,586,435 people. The last name Zahwa is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Zahwa live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 172,734th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 1,930 people.

The last name Zahwa is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 439,366. In Indonesia Zahwa is most numerous in: West Java, where 56 percent live, East Java, where 32 percent live and Central Java, where 6 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 34 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.

Zahwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

Zahwa earn less than half the average income. In Canada they earn 50.23% less than the national average, earning $24,729 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahuwa9125/
Zahwah912/
Zahwaa911/
Zahawa911/
Zahway911/
Zawa892,950/
Zahawai831/
Dzahawa831/
Zahweah831/
Zawua80937/
Zaway80233/
Zawai80227/
Zawah80132/
Zhowa8049/
Zauwa8027/
Czawa8022/
Zawaa8016/
Zhawa8014/
Zohwa8013/
Zawea808/
Zahwo807/
Zaawa806/
Zavha803/
Zaiwa803/
Dzawa803/
Zehwa801/
Dzawua73152/
Zayway73119/
Tsahwa7365/
Zeaway7338/
Zaawua7319/
Zahava7315/
Dzawai7314/
Tzavha739/
Zaiwai735/
Zaihua734/
Zhowau732/
Zawaaj732/
Czajwa731/
Dzawah731/
Dzaiwa731/
Zawaai731/
Zauwai731/
Zhuowa731/
Zahwey731/
Zaawah731/
Cahwah731/
Cahwha731/
Zhewau731/
Zhohwa731/
Zhawau731/
Zheiwa731/
Zahuva731/
Zaaway731/
Zawuaa731/
Tzaawa731/
Zawayh731/
Zayhua731/
Cahway731/
Zhawai731/
Zauwah731/
Dzawau731/
Zahwei731/
Txahwa731/
Zaiwah731/
Tshahwa677,781/
Zowa672,207/
Zava671,997/
Cawa671,301/
Zewa67846/
Zhevaha67265/
Zawo6761/
Tchahwa672/
Tcahwai671/
Zawwaha671/
Zciawua671/
Chaahwa671/

Zahwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zahwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻫﻮﻩalzhwh-
Zahwa in the Arabic language
زهوّةzhwt-
زهوةzhwt-
زهوهzhwh-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zahwa
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