Zanuwa Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Zanuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Zanuwa (44) may also be a first name.
Zanuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zanuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zanuwa is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Zanuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zanuwa is the 2,746,821st most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zanuwa reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 44 people.
The surname Zanuwa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Zanuwa is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 38 percent live, Delta, where 34 percent live and Rivers, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Syria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zannuwa | 92 | 21 | / |
| Dzanuwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Zanouwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dzanhuwa | 86 | 47 | / |
| Zanhuiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zhanguwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dzanuhwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zanywa | 83 | 200 | / |
| Sanuwa | 83 | 63 | / |
| Zanuba | 83 | 5 | / |
| Zanuwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Januwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dzanhuhwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Chanuwa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Sanuewa | 77 | 37 | / |
| Zanouba | 77 | 36 | / |
| Dzaniwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Zenuwah | 77 | 19 | / |
| Zannuba | 77 | 11 | / |
| Zainuba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Zonouwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Januwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zanuwhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Januwha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zanueva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanuway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zannouba | 71 | 157 | / |
| Zannouwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zaynueva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jannuwat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chanouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zangouva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzanhiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saniwa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Senuwa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Januwi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zaniva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zanubo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zaniwo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zanubi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zoniwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanuwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanuwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sonuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Januva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhanuhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanhuwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahanuwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zonuba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zanuwa
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