Zawia Surname
Approximately 6,526 people bear this surname
Zawia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 6,386 | 1:978 | 238 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Zawia (3,257) may also be a first name.
Zawia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zawia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zawia is most common in Libya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zawia? popularity and diffusion
Zawia is the 75,243rd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,116,694 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zawia are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 125,515th most common first name globally, held by 3,257 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Libya, where it is borne by 6,386 people, or 1 in 978. Aside from Libya it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zawiah | 91 | 66 | / |
| Zawiea | 91 | 20 | / |
| Zaawia | 91 | 2 | / |
| Zawwia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zawija | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zgawia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zeawia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zawieja | 83 | 1,792 | / |
| Zahawia | 83 | 5 | / |
| Zahweia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zaiwiah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zawaiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zawiasz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zawieya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sawia | 80 | 1,841 | / |
| Zawya | 80 | 658 | / |
| Jawia | 80 | 247 | / |
| Zabia | 80 | 224 | / |
| Zavia | 80 | 92 | / |
| Zawja | 80 | 37 | / |
| Zawea | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zewia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zawijacz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zachwija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sawiah | 73 | 611 | / |
| Zaabia | 73 | 247 | / |
| Sawiea | 73 | 48 | / |
| Chawia | 73 | 34 | / |
| Zawjah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Zabiha | 73 | 10 | / |
| Zaviah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sawija | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zaweah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zaybia | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sawiha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jawias | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zaweya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zaweay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sawuia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zawyah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaibia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaywia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zawyay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zouwia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zawieo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zewija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhawia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaweha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saweia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeabia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sawhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zabhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sahwia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sauwia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zachweija | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sawaiya | 67 | 250 | / |
| Saywiah | 67 | 60 | / |
| Dzabija | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zaybiah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jawaiya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jawayia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zawyaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zowieja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zabihay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zawujja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zawaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhawiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jawiasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaawyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zabihah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zawia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis