Zawah Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Zawah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zawah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan351:252,64110,356
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The last name Zawah (Arabic: ظوية) is more commonly found in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawah? popularity and diffusion

Zawah is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name is primarily found 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 widely held first name at a global level, borne by 64 people.

The surname Zawah is most commonly occurring in Jordan, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 252,641. In Jordan it is most common in: Amman Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Jordan this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeawah917/
Zahwah912/
Dzawah911/
Zaiwah911/
Zaawah911/
Zauwah911/
Zawayh911/
Zawa892,950/
Zawwaha831/
Zahweah831/
Zawua80937/
Zahwa80579/
Zowah80410/
Zaway80233/
Zawai80227/
Zavah80138/
Zawoh8060/
Zauwa8027/
Czawa8022/
Zawaa8016/
Zhawa8014/
Zawea808/
Zewah808/
Zaawa806/
Zaiwa803/
Dzawa803/
Dzawua73152/
Zayway73119/
Zeaway7338/
Zahuwa7325/
Zaawua7319/
Dzawai7314/
Zoewah739/
Zaiwai735/
Dzowah734/
Cawaha734/
Zawaaj732/
Zahwaa731/
Dzabah731/
Cahwah731/
Zhawau731/
Zaaway731/
Caweah731/
Zahway731/
Zawuaa731/
Tzaawa731/
Zahawa731/
Czajwa731/
Zhawai731/
Dzawau731/
Zauwai731/
Zawaai731/
Dzaiwa731/
Zowa672,207/
Zava671,997/
Cawa671,301/
Zewa67846/
Zawo6761/
Zahawai671/
Chawahe671/
Dzahawa671/
Zciawua671/
Zoeweah671/
Zeaweih671/

Zawah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zawah in the Arabic language
ظويةzwyt-
ظويهzwyh-

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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
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  • 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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