Zawaya Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Zawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Zawaya (13) may also be a first name.
Zawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zawaya (Arabic: زوايا) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zawaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 928,396th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zawaya are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Zawaya is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 13 people.
The last name Zawaya is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Not including Egypt Zawaya is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zawaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zawaya in the Arabic language | ||
| زوايا | zwaya | - |
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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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- 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 Zawaya
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