Zanwa Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Zanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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 surname Zanwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanwa? popularity and diffusion
Zanwa is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Zanwa reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zanwa is also the 992,070th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 92 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Zanwa is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 88 percent are found, Sokoto, where 11 percent are found and Delta, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Zanwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found.
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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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