Zaw Surname
Approximately 216,944 people bear this surname
Zaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 210,920 | 1:246 | 51 |
| Egypt | 2,136 | 1:43,041 | 4,344 |
| Thailand | 1,663 | 1:42,476 | 4,753 |
| Singapore | 758 | 1:7,266 | 431 |
| United States | 347 | 1:1,044,550 | 76,531 |
| Malaysia | 229 | 1:128,796 | 8,348 |
| Hong Kong | 169 | 1:43,405 | 774 |
| Burkina Faso | 161 | 1:113,988 | 3,362 |
| Qatar | 137 | 1:17,212 | 1,876 |
| United Arab Emirates | 110 | 1:83,293 | 7,578 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| Japan | 53 | 1:2,412,156 | 30,150 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Zaw (2,165,753) may also be a first name.
Zaw Demographics
Average Male Zaw Height
168.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zaw (Arabic: ظو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﻭ) is found in Myanmar more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 33,592 people. Zaw occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Zaw are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 274th most common first name worldwide, held by 2,165,753 people.
This last name is most numerous in Myanmar, where it is carried by 210,920 people, or 1 in 246. Beside Myanmar it exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Zaw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zaw last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.
The amount Zaw earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning $48,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.59% less than the national average, earning $38,956 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zawe | 86 | 942 | / |
| Zahw | 86 | 461 | / |
| Zaiw | 86 | 31 | / |
| Zhaw | 86 | 5 | / |
| Dzaw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zaaw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jzaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tzaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zasw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rzaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zajw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ziaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zsaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zaiwe | 75 | 34 | / |
| Zaawe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Zahaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzahw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hzawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czaws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zeawh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zachw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saw | 67 | 963,661 | / |
| Jaw | 67 | 7,644 | / |
| Zab | 67 | 3,593 | / |
| Caw | 67 | 656 | / |
| Zaf | 67 | 333 | / |
| Zow | 67 | 125 | / |
| Zav | 67 | 34 | / |
| Zhaiwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Czawsz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zabowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zayweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zschaw | 67 | 1 | / |
Zaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﺍﻭ | zaw | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻭﻯ | alzawy | 50 |
| Zaw in the Arabic language | ||
| ظو | zw | - |
| زو | zw | - |
| عزو | zw | - |
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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 Zaw
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