Zawab Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zawab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zawab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137

Zawab (114) may also be a first name.

Zawab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zawab is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zawab are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 877,214th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 114 people.

The last name Zawab is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,108,730. In Afghanistan Zawab is most prevalent in: Khost, where 62 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 17 percent are found and Kabul, where 10 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan it is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zawaab9119/
Zawaib918/
Sawab803,409/
Jawab80104/
Zabab8027/
Cawab802/
Zaweb801/
Zawaabth771/
Zaabab73642/
Sawaab73407/
Jawaab7362/
Djawab739/
Zaibab734/
Sawaib733/
Sahwab732/
Chawab732/
Zaweeb731/
Jawaib731/
Zavaib731/
Zahbab731/
Zaybab731/
Jauwab731/
Sawaub731/
Jhawab731/
Zaabob731/
Sawaeb731/
Scawab731/
Jaiwab731/
Zaaboub673,431/
Dzoswab673/
Chaiwab671/
Chawhab671/
Sahwaeb671/
Scawaab671/

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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 Zawab
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