Zawou Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Zawou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zawou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Zawou (10) may also be a first name.

Zawou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zawou is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zawou reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 92 percent are found, Centre Region, where 4 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 10 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaawou911/
Zawoue911/
Zawu89777/
Zawo8961/
Zawua80937/
Zavou80926/
Dzawo80815/
Zabou80313/
Zhawu80172/
Zawoh8060/
Zhawo8043/
Zawoo8024/
Zawuo8019/
Zaiwu8017/
Zawoy8016/
Zowou8016/
Dzawu8011/
Zaawu8010/
Zahwo807/
Zawoe807/
Zawuh806/
Zawue805/
Zaswu803/
Jawou802/
Zahwu802/
Zawui802/
Zaawo802/
Zzawu802/
Zaiwo801/
Ziawo801/
Zaweu801/
Zawgo801/
Zawus801/
Zawuya731,294/
Dzabou73631/
Dzawua73152/
Jawous7349/
Chawou7325/
Djawou7321/
Zaawua7319/
Zawayo7316/
Zaboue7315/
Zaivou7310/
Saywou737/
Zaibou736/
Zaybou735/
Zawuua734/
Zaabou732/
Zouwou732/
Zawoyi732/
Zabouh732/
Zawuja732/
Tsawou732/
Hzabou732/
Zhahwu731/
Zhawau731/
Zawoya731/
Zawoha731/
Zaiwuo731/
Zawuaa731/
Jawoue731/
Tzavou731/
Zavoue731/
Zavous731/
Zawoja731/
Zaouey731/
Zaouho731/
Sawouh731/
Saãwou731/
Dzowou731/
Dzawau731/
Zaouha731/
Zawoye731/
Jawo6710,738/
Sawo674,956/
Zawa672,950/
Zabo672,374/
Sawu671,435/
Zobu671,404/
Zabu67903/
Tchawou67460/
Zavo67235/
Jawu67219/
Zowo6776/
Cawu6774/
Zovu6766/
Zaywood6732/
Zavu6726/
Cawo6725/
Zahouho6717/
Zowu677/
Zabaiou673/
Zahwayo673/
Zahouha672/
Zeawoha671/
Zawojah671/
Zciawua671/
Zaawayo671/
Dzaouha671/
Dzowoue671/
Chawoue671/
Zawajut671/

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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 Zawou
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