Zawo Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zawo (149) may also be a first name.

Zawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zawo is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zawo is the 2,460,878th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zawo reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 28 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 754,880th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 149 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 293,902. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 33 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found and Bomi County, where 27 percent are found. Excluding Liberia Zawo occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzawo89815/
Zawoh8960/
Zhawo8943/
Zawou8931/
Zawoo8924/
Zawuo8919/
Zawoy8916/
Zahwo897/
Zaawo892/
Zaiwo891/
Ziawo891/
Zawgo891/
Zaawou801/
Zawoha801/
Zaiwuo801/
Jawo7510,738/
Sawo754,956/
Zawa752,950/
Zabo752,374/
Zavo75235/
Zowo7576/
Zewo7554/
Cawo7525/
Zaywood7332/
Zeawoha731/
Zawua67937/
Zavou67926/
Zavos67704/
Zahwa67579/
Zaibo67414/
Jaiwo67365/
Zabou67313/
Zavoi67294/
Sawoo67255/
Sawoy67214/
Dzavo67197/
Zavod67164/
Zaboi67161/
Zawah67132/
Chawo67119/
Tsawo6793/
Zaboj6787/
Zhabo6780/
Saiwo6777/
Djawo6771/
Cawoy6762/
Sawoh6757/
Zaboy6748/
Sawoi6746/
Saewo6735/
Zeabo6734/
Zauwa6727/
Zaboo6722/
Czawa6722/
Sahwo6720/
Dzewo6718/
Dzowo6716/
Jaawo6716/
Zowou6716/
Zawaa6716/
Sauwo6715/
Zhawa6714/
Giawo6713/
Tjawo6713/
Jawoo6712/
Saawo6711/
Jawwo679/
Zowoi679/
Zaboľ679/
Jawop678/
Jawoi678/
Dzabo677/
Zhowo677/
Zewoi677/
Zaawa676/
Sawho675/
Zgawa675/
Zhavo675/
Jawos675/
Ziawa674/
Caiwo674/
Zavoy673/
Dzawa673/
Zaiwa673/
Jajwo672/
Jawou672/
Sawuo672/
Zayuo672/
Tzavo672/
Jawuo672/
Jaywo671/
Seawo671/
Zaubo671/
Jahwo671/
Jjawo671/
Tzowo671/
Zavoj671/
Zavot671/
Zewoh671/
Zaweu671/
Zaybo671/
Zaivo671/
Zaboh671/
Zaevo671/
Zaboș671/
Zzabo671/
Czabo671/
Zabho671/
Zahbo671/
Cawoi671/

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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 Zawo
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