Zavu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Zavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Zavu (61) may also be a first name.

Zavu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zavu is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zavu is the 3,882,373rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Zavu live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Zavu is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 61 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 64 percent live, Pwani Region, where 29 percent live and Tanga Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zavou89926/
Szavu8964/
Zavut8930/
Zavhu891/
Zavus891/
Szavuj8037/
Szavuy8016/
Zaivou8010/
Zavuch806/
Zavous801/
Tzavou801/
Savu7524,074/
Javu752,085/
Zabu75903/
Zawu75777/
Cavu75358/
Zovu7566/
Xavu7527/
Zevu752/
Zaabu671,164/
Savut671,113/
Savou67750/
Shavu67604/
Savau67385/
Chavu67369/
Zabou67313/
Zabeu67296/
Zaibu67230/
Savuş67214/
Savgu67201/
Zhawu67172/
Dzabu67150/
Savuç6795/
Cavau6770/
Zabau6769/
Saavu6758/
Savud6753/
Zabus6748/
Savui6742/
Zawou6731/
Zabut6731/
Zabud6728/
Tsavu6728/
Javus6728/
Saivu6726/
Zabui6718/
Zaiwu6717/
Jaivu6713/
Savus6712/
Dzawu6711/
Zaawu6710/
Zgovu6710/
Javuz678/
Çavus678/
Javhu677/
Zawuh676/
Savuj674/
Javud674/
Ziabu674/
Saveu674/
Zabuz673/
Zhabu673/
Szabu673/
Zaswu673/
Cauvu672/
Javou672/
Zahwu672/
Zawui672/
Zabuu672/
Zzawu672/
Savuy672/
Caavu671/
Javup671/
Jatvu671/
Jhavu671/
Zovhu671/
Zhovu671/
Zanpu671/
Savhu671/
Sasvu671/
Zobau671/
Cavou671/
Çavut671/
Zaubu671/
Zeveu671/
Zaweu671/
Zawus671/
Zampu671/
Xhavu671/
Sjavu671/
Zovud671/
Zahbu671/
Zabuš671/
Djavu671/
Szávu671/
Savup671/
Zzabu671/

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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 Zavu
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