Zaw Surname

2,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Zaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar210,9201:24651
Egypt2,1361:43,0414,344
Thailand1,6631:42,4764,753
Singapore7581:7,266431
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
Malaysia2291:128,7968,348
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Burkina Faso1611:113,9883,362
Qatar1371:17,2121,876
United Arab Emirates1101:83,2937,578
Australia801:337,44628,659
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway61:857,04855,549
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China51:273,464,31313,838
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Macau11:601,6301,582
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Zaw (2,165,753) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zawe86942/
Zahw86461/
Zaiw8631/
Zhaw865/
Dzaw862/
Zaaw862/
Jzaw861/
Tzaw861/
Zasw861/
Rzaw861/
Zajw861/
Ziaw861/
Zsaw861/
Zaiwe7534/
Zaawe7513/
Zahaw751/
Rzahw751/
Hzawe751/
Czaws751/
Zeawh751/
Zachw751/
Saw67963,661/
Jaw677,644/
Zab673,593/
Caw67656/
Zaf67333/
Zow67125/
Zav6734/
Zhaiwe677/
Czawsz675/
Zabowa673/
Zayweh671/
Zschaw671/

Zaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﺍﻭzaw50
ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻭﻯalzawy50
Zaw in the Arabic language
ظوzw-
زوzw-
عزوzw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zaw
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