Zawu Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4481:9,8401,093
Zimbabwe1811:85,29412,405
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Zawu (172) may also be a first name.

Zawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zawu is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 440,539th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,379,081 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zawu are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Zawu is also the 696,764th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 172 people.

The surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 9,840. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 39 percent live, Lofa County, where 34 percent live and Margibi County, where 12 percent live. Other than Liberia it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Zawu Last Name Statistics demography

Zawu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhawu89172/
Zawou8931/
Zaiwu8917/
Dzawu8911/
Zaawu8910/
Zawuh896/
Zaswu893/
Zzawu892/
Zawui892/
Zahwu892/
Zawus891/
Zaweu891/
Zawuua804/
Zhawau801/
Zaawou801/
Dzawau801/
Zhahwu801/
Zewu751,666/
Sawu751,435/
Zabu75903/
Jawu75219/
Cawu7574/
Zavu7526/
Zowu757/
Zaabu671,164/
Caiwu671,075/
Zavou67926/
Tsawu67432/
Zabou67313/
Zabeu67296/
Dzewu67283/
Saewu67271/
Zaibu67230/
Dzabu67150/
Chawu67101/
Zabau6769/
Zavut6730/
Zouwu6729/
Sawau6728/
Jaiwu6725/
Zawoo6724/
Saawu6724/
Zabui6718/
Zowou6716/
Sawui6712/
Saiwu6711/
Sauwu679/
Djawu677/
Zawoe677/
Sawhu676/
Cawuy675/
Sawuh675/
Jaweu675/
Jaawu675/
Zuowu674/
Zhabu673/
Jawou672/
Zhowu672/
Jawau672/
Saywu672/
Zavus671/
Zavhu671/
Zoowu671/
Zeiwu671/
Zewhu671/
Jauwu671/
Zzabu671/
Zoweu671/
Zahbu671/
Zeewu671/
Zaubu671/
Zobau671/
Zewui671/

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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 Zawu
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