Zawawy Surname

244,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Zawawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zawawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,3731:66,9606,238
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Zawawy (130) may also be a first name.

Zawawy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zawawy is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zawawy.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawawy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zawawy is the 244,761st most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,479,131 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Zawawy are found; 84 percent are found in North Africa and 84 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Zawawy is also the 814,623rd most frequently used given name in the world, held by 130 people.

Zawawy is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,373 people, or 1 in 66,960. Apart from Egypt this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zawawey921/
Zawawi8320,033/
Zawawe8318/
Zawawa834/
Zewawy831/
Zawawie7742/
Zawawai7734/
Zaiwawi7718/
Zawawee7715/
Zauwawi7710/
Zauwawe776/
Zhawawi775/
Zawaiwi772/
Zawawei771/
Zavowaya711/
Zawaweet711/
Zawaywee711/
Jawawi671,032/
Sawawi67315/
Zawavi6755/
Zabavy6733/
Zewawi6711/
Zowawi675/
Zavawa674/
Cawawi673/
Zawave671/
Cawawa670/

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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 Zawawy
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