Zanwa Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Zanwa (92) may also be a first name.

Zanwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zanwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zanwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Zanwa are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 992,070th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 92 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Zanwa is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 88 percent reside, Sokoto, where 11 percent reside and Delta, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzanwa9182/
Zanway9117/
Zannwa913/
Zanwah911/
Zahnwea8316/
Zainway838/
Zahnway835/
Zhanwai831/
Zasinwa831/
Sanwa803,012/
Janwa80122/
Canwa8066/
Zanwo8046/
Zanua8032/
Zanva8026/
Zanba8010/
Zamwa805/
Zanwi804/
Zonwa801/
Janway73445/
Sanwah73100/
Chanwa7387/
Djanwa7366/
Zanbay7336/
Janwat7315/
Dzamwa7312/
Zainba7312/
Czanba7312/
Sanway7311/
Gianwa7311/
Sanwai7310/
Sanwua739/
Canway738/
Janhwa738/
Janwai738/
Zonwah737/
Zonway736/
Zonwai736/
Zanvad735/
Zhanba734/
Seanwa734/
Zanwhy733/
Sainwa733/
Zhonwa732/
Zanbai732/
Zanwui732/
Sanwaa732/
Janwah732/
Dzanba731/
Zionwa731/
Zanbaj731/
Zahnba731/
Janwaa731/
Zanhua731/
Tzanua731/
Jeanwa731/
Zamnwo731/
Zounwa731/
Sanwea731/
Tsanwa731/
Zamwua731/
Zainwi731/
Zanbaa731/
Jannwa731/
Zahnweh6793/
Sahnwaj6768/
Zeinway6762/
Zianweh6754/
Zhanbay6745/
Zhanwei6740/
Zonwhea6720/
Tchanwa6719/
Zatemwa6719/
Chanway6713/
Dzhanba679/
Zhanbai679/
Chanhwa679/
Chanwai678/
Zeanweh677/
Zanwood676/
Saunway672/
Dzhanua672/
Sajnwaj671/
Chaunwa671/
Janwaay671/
Janweah671/
Zeanuah671/
Ziahnwheah671/
Sahnwah671/
Zonweah671/
Zanwehh671/
Chanwua671/
Zhenwai671/
Tshanwa671/
Gianwai671/
Zanbahy671/
Zenhwai671/
Djanwah671/
Chanwha671/
Janwais671/
Jhanwaz671/
Jannway670/

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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 Zanwa
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