Zawe Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4951:31,1884,820
Zambia1461:108,5618,496
Benin871:118,80013,087
Burkina Faso581:316,4165,491
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Zawe (97) may also be a first name.

Zawe Last Name Facts

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

Zawe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﻭ) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zawe is the 378,966th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,736,248 people. The last name Zawe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Zawe reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zawe is also the 962,660th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname Zawe is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 495 people, or 1 in 31,188. In Zimbabwe Zawe is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 37 percent are found, Harare Province, where 34 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent are found and Benin, where 9 percent are found.

Zawe Last Name Statistics demography

Zawe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.86% less than the national average, earning R 59,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahwe89119/
Zawie8956/
Zaiwe8934/
Zaawe8913/
Zawee8910/
Dzawe899/
Zawey899/
Zawea898/
Zawue895/
Zawge894/
Zaweh892/
Ziawe891/
Zaweu891/
Hzawe891/
Zaswe891/
Zawei891/
Zaw86216,944/
Zae86598/
Zawiea8020/
Zhaiwe807/
Zawhie804/
Zaiwei802/
Zaweay802/
Zhawed801/
Zawieh801/
Zayweh801/
Ziawea801/
Zaweha801/
Zaweye801/
Zawoue801/
Ziyawe801/
Zahweh801/
Zaawet801/
Zahwei801/
Zahwie801/
Zaewee801/
Zahwey801/
Sawe7514,400/
Zawi755,347/
Zawa752,950/
Cawe751,383/
Zewe751,327/
Zabe751,294/
Zaye75592/
Zawy75554/
Jawe75520/
Zaee75496/
Zaie75388/
Zowe75375/
Zeae75173/
Zave75130/
Zaei75127/
Zaje7583/
Zaiw7531/
Zhae7516/
Zhaw755/
Zaey755/
Zaue752/
Zawj752/
Dzae752/
Tzae752/
Zaaw752/
Czae751/
Zaae751/
Zajw751/
Zgae751/
Hzae751/
Zachwey7312/
Zachwej736/
Zaaweer733/
Zaaweet732/
Zajwecz732/
Zeaweih731/
Zahweah731/
Zehawer731/
Zasweet731/
Zahawee731/
Zaweeth731/
Zayed67149,051/
Zaied6716,370/
Zeaie6715,711/
Zeaee6710,515/
Chawe673,675/
Zaved672,405/
Tsawe671,258/
Sawey671,183/
Zaeea67879/
Zaibe67683/
Zaïbe67674/
Zabey67610/
Djawe67477/
Zayet67443/
Zahwy67429/
Zaiet67385/
Ziaie67375/
Cauwe67361/
Zaver67345/
Zaeej67342/
Zaoue67298/
Sawie67283/
Zayei67276/
Zaway67233/
Sawee67230/
Zawai67227/
Zabei67214/
Zayee67200/
Zabee67194/
Saweh67111/
Saewe67101/
Ziawi67101/
Saiwe6794/
Sauwe6777/
Zahey6777/
Zaube6776/
Zayes6772/
Cawie6769/
Zagge6765/
Zhawi6765/
Saawe6758/
Zaieț6758/
Dzabe6755/
Zagie6747/
Zaiei6746/
Zayeh6745/
Zahwi6744/
Giawe6744/
Sawea6743/
Zaves6739/
Jawee6735/
Zahei6734/
Dzaye6732/
Tzave6729/
Zewey6728/
Tjawe6728/
Zauwa6727/
Zabea6723/
Czawa6722/
Zavie6721/
Zeiwe6721/
Zeeae6721/
Sawei6720/
Zavez6718/
Zaabe6718/
Zouwe6718/
Zawoy6716/
Zavet6716/
Zawaa6716/
Ziewe6715/
Dzawi6714/
Zhawa6714/
Czabe6713/
Jaawe6713/
Zajes6712/
Zayez6712/
Dzaie6712/
Jawei6711/
Zhewe6710/
Zewee6710/
Zaave6710/
Zahye6710/
Zaawi6710/
Zowie679/
Cawee679/
Jawey679/
Zewei679/
Zajae678/
Zowee678/
Zeaei678/
Dzaje678/
Ziaye677/
Zayye677/
Zowei677/
Dziyahwe676/
Zaiee676/
Jawea676/
Zaawa676/
Zaiwi676/
Zahje675/
Jawej675/
Jjawe675/
Jawep675/
Zaaje674/
Ziawa674/
Sahwe674/
Zaiez674/
Zajej674/
Zeaed674/
Zaies673/
Zaeii673/
Zhaee673/
Zewie673/
Zeyae673/
Zavee673/
Zaaye673/
Zeweh673/
Dzawa673/
Zabhe673/
Zaihe673/
Zaiwa673/
Zawaj673/
Zajoe672/
Cawey672/
Zowey672/
Zaveh672/
Zaiwy672/
Sawue672/
Zeabe672/
Zawui672/
Zaehe672/
Zayie672/
Zoowe672/
Geawe672/
Zhaye672/
Zawwi672/
Dzowe672/
Zaeei672/
Rzaye671/
Zhowe671/
Zehwe671/
Zaues671/
Zajhe671/
Jawhe671/
Zoewe671/
Zawih671/
Zayue671/
Zaiye671/
Tzowe671/
Zieae671/
Zavey671/
Zhaie671/
Zewea671/
Zaybe671/
Zayhe671/
Zeaes671/
Zeaez671/
Zeawh671/
Zaieh671/
Zaiej671/
Zajee671/
Zajie671/
Zahaw671/
Zahbe671/
Zaeee671/
Zowea671/
Zoweu671/
Rzawi671/
Zhave671/
Ziyae671/
Jauwe671/
Dzave671/
Zaiey671/
Zawhi671/
Sawhe671/
Seawe671/
Zaywd671/
Zauve670/
Czaie670/

Zawe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zawe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﺍﻭzaw-

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Footnotes

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