Zamva Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zamva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zamva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Zamva (84) may also be a first name.

Zamva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zamva is found most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zamva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zamva is the 2,333,370th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Zamva live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zamva is also the 1,046,220th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 84 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa Zamva is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside, Western Cape, where 35 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and Taiwan, where 3 percent reside.

Zamva Last Name Statistics demography

Zamva earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.05% less than the national average, earning R 56,904 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zamvea911/
Zamveha831/
Zamba8014,063/
Zamua8087/
Samva8053/
Zanva8026/
Zemva8026/
Camva808/
Zamwa805/
Zamvi802/
Zambas731,336/
Dzamba73692/
Zambad73463/
Zhamba73188/
Samvad73185/
Zambaz73179/
Ziamba73152/
Samvat73150/
Shamva7394/
Zambai7362/
Zsamba7339/
Zambea7327/
Zaimba7326/
Dzamwa7312/
Chamva738/
Zambaa737/
Zeamba737/
Zanvad735/
Zambay734/
Zamboa734/
Zambat732/
Zzamba732/
Jamvai732/
Zgamba731/
Ziemva731/
Zambau731/
Zammpa731/
Zamvou731/
Djamva731/
Zamwua731/
Camvay730/
Zambojova717/
Zhambaova711/
Zamboyova711/
Dziamba67342/
Chamvad67296/
Zambaux67253/
Zambach67104/
Zgambau6756/
Zambeau6743/
Zatemwa6719/
Zambeat6719/
Zhambauova6710/
Zhambau6710/
Zhambay678/
Zatemba674/
Dzsamba673/
Zhambas673/
Dzamvou671/
Dzhamba671/
Zhambai671/
Chamvai671/
Chamvaz671/
Samvash671/
Samvays671/
Zambatt671/
Saimvaj671/
Shamvah671/
Satmvad671/

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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
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  • 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 Zamva
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