Zawadi Surname

9,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Zawadi Surname User-submission:

Zawadi is a Swahili surname meaning 'gift', 'present'.

Zawadi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo39,3281:1,879181
Kenya8,0961:5,704789
Tanzania4,8541:10,9071,409
Rwanda2,4811:4,5811,120
Uganda1,0731:36,3834,757
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Burundi161:612,803644
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Israel91:950,84857,975
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England81:6,964,757184,742
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Congo51:997,81917,129
France31:22,140,907385,998
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Zawadi (141,629) may also be a first name.

Zawadi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Zawadi is a Swahili surname meaning 'gift', 'present'.

- knaibei

Zawadi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zawadi (Marathi: जवादी) is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawadi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,982nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 129,313 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zawadi are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Zawadi is also the 7,393rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 141,629 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 39,328 people, or 1 in 1,879. Other than The DR Congo Zawadi exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Zawadi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Zawadi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Zawadi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 15.45% less than the national average, earning $19,194,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 32.51% more than the national average, earning $57,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.6% more than the national average, earning $58,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zawaidi92154/
Zawadai9232/
Zawaadi9211/
Zawaddi929/
Zzawadi923/
Zaawadi922/
Zawadhi921/
Zhawadi921/
Zeawadi921/
Zawaidie863/
Zawaaddi861/
Zawahadi861/
Zawaidih861/
Sawadi8331,794/
Zawada8316,937/
Zabadi832,906/
Jawadi832,513/
Cawadi8398/
Zawady8393/
Zavadi8351/
Zowadi8340/
Zawade8331/
Zewadi832/
Zawedi832/
Sawatdi7714,733/
Chawadi77176/
Saiwadi7778/
Djawadi7757/
Zabaidi7729/
Zawadde7717/
Sawaddi7716/
Sawaidi7714/
Zavadis7713/
Sawadai7713/
Zaabadi7710/
Zawader779/
Saawadi779/
Jawadhi778/
Sahwadi776/
Jawaddi776/
Zaybadi775/
Jawahdi774/
Zavadyi774/
Sawadhi772/
Jawwadi771/
Zavadio771/
Jawaidi771/
Zawadaj771/
Zewaadi771/
Zabaadi771/
Zowadai771/
Zzowadi771/
Saywadi771/
Sawaedi771/
Zawadey771/
Zawaideh71323/
Zavadich71215/
Chaiwadi7163/
Zawaydeh7134/
Dzhavadi7114/
Sahwatdi717/
Zawadycz713/
Sahawadi712/
Chhawadi711/
Jawwadhi711/
Jashwadi711/
Saiwaddi711/
Jawadish711/
Zahabadi711/
Zaaabadi711/
Zouwadai711/
Shsawadi711/
Djawadai711/
Chawadai711/
Sawahddi711/
Javadi6765,924/
Savadi677,782/
Zavada674,672/
Cavadi673,554/
Zabady671,933/
Sawade67948/
Jawade67782/
Zowada67667/
Zawede67417/
Zabade67320/
Sawedi67187/
Cawade67175/
Jawady67168/
Zewedi6751/
Zavade6746/
Sewadi6730/
Sawady6727/
Zawoda6715/
Sowadi6715/
Zowade6711/
Zavodi678/
Zabodi676/
Jawodi675/
Sawodi675/
Zewade675/
Jowadi674/
Zavedi673/
Zawaiddeh673/
Cawada672/
Zavady672/
Uamsawadi672/
Zobadi671/
Jawadj671/
Jawadè671/
Jawahadei671/
Tchawaydi671/
Dzhaybadi671/

Zawadi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zawadi in the Marathi language
जवादीjavadi-

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