Zavua Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Zavua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zavua Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Zavua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zavua is carried by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zavua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zavua live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Zavua is most common in Angola, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,747,304. Excluding Angola it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zabua80209/
Savua80116/
Zavva8049/
Zafua8010/
Zevua8010/
Cavua805/
Zabva801/
Zabuha731,032/
Zavvou7395/
Zavvas7329/
Chavua7319/
Tsavua7319/
Savuat7315/
Zabuea738/
Zabvou737/
Zeyvua733/
Dzabua731/
Tsavwua671,139/
Dzhabua6775/
Dzhapua672/
Zanpuaa671/
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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 Zavua
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