Zawra Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Zawra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zawra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Zawra (44) may also be a first name.

Zawra Last Name Facts

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

Zawra is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zawra is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Zawra reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Zawra is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 44 people.

This surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Zawra is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Niger this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zawrat911/
Dzawra911/
Zawrai911/
Zawrah911/
Zawreah831/
Ziawray831/
Sawra809,693/
Zabra80152/
Zavra80104/
Zawre8028/
Zowra8023/
Jawra8016/
Cawra802/
Zawri801/
Zawry801/
Zawro801/
Ziahwray771/
Chawra733,439/
Sawrah73311/
Zavras73266/
Ziavra73190/
Zawrot7390/
Sawray7325/
Jawhra736/
Jawrat736/
Saywra735/
Sawrai735/
Zhavra733/
Cawray733/
Zhowra733/
Zawryd732/
Jawras732/
Zhawre732/
Jhawra731/
Zawroh731/
Sawwra731/
Jawraj731/
Zhabra731/
Zabrai731/
Tsawra731/
Djawra731/
Czawro731/
Zawree731/
Saywray6782/
Chawraj6745/
Chawrra6743/
Chhawra6732/
Chawrah6724/
Chawrai6720/
Saywrah6714/
Jaiswra6713/
Zhawred6710/
Chauwra6710/
Dzhabra672/
Zeewray671/
Chawray671/
Chawrea671/
Chawrha671/
Tchawra671/
Saywrea671/
Zeewraj671/
Tsawrai671/
Zawrosz671/
Zawrycz671/

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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 Zawra
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