Zawah Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Zawah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 35 | 1:252,641 | 10,356 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zawah (64) may also be a first name.
Zawah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zawah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zawah (Arabic: ظوية) is found in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zawah? popularity and diffusion
Zawah is the 1,558,593rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Zawah are found; 36 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 36 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zawah is also the 1,223,525th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 64 people.
The last name Zawah is most commonly occurring in Jordan, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 252,641. In Jordan it is mostly concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 100 percent live. Aside from Jordan this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Afghanistan, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeawah | 91 | 7 | / |
| Zahwah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dzawah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zaiwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zaawah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zauwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zawayh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zawa | 89 | 2,950 | / |
| Zawwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zahweah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zawua | 80 | 937 | / |
| Zahwa | 80 | 579 | / |
| Zowah | 80 | 410 | / |
| Zaway | 80 | 233 | / |
| Zawai | 80 | 227 | / |
| Zavah | 80 | 138 | / |
| Zawoh | 80 | 60 | / |
| Zauwa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Czawa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Zawaa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Zhawa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Zawea | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zewah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zaawa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zaiwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dzawa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dzawua | 73 | 152 | / |
| Zayway | 73 | 119 | / |
| Zeaway | 73 | 38 | / |
| Zahuwa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Zaawua | 73 | 19 | / |
| Dzawai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Zoewah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zaiwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dzowah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cawaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zawaaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zahwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzabah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cahwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhawau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaaway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zahway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zawuaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tzaawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zahawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Czajwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhawai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzawau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zauwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zawaai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzaiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zowa | 67 | 2,207 | / |
| Zava | 67 | 1,997 | / |
| Cawa | 67 | 1,301 | / |
| Zewa | 67 | 846 | / |
| Zawo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Zahawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzahawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zciawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoeweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeaweih | 67 | 1 | / |
Zawah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zawah in the Arabic language | ||
| ظوية | zwyt | - |
| ظويه | zwyh | - |
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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 Zawah
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