Zenawi Surname

198,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zenawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zenawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zenawi (2,348) may also be a first name.

Zenawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zenawi is found most in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zenawi.

How Common Is The Last Name Zenawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zenawi is the 198,533rd most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,460,373 people. The surname Zenawi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zenawi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Zenawi is also the 153,451st most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 2,348 people.

This last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Apart from Ethiopia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 0 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeinawi927/
Zienawi925/
Zenawie921/
Zenawii921/
Senawi831,084/
Jenawi83145/
Zanawi8379/
Genawi8349/
Zenawa8329/
Zinawi8316/
Zenabi837/
Zenawe835/
Zeinabi77991/
Djenawi77125/
Zeinawa7717/
Sehnawi7717/
Zhenavi7713/
Zainawi779/
Genhawi777/
Chenawi776/
Zeinavi772/
Senawai771/
Hjenawi771/
Zeynabi771/
Zenowis771/
Zingawi771/
Zenowij771/
Dzhenabi711/
Zinawich711/
Ginawi677,589/
Zenobi672,462/
Sanawi671,525/
Sinawi67480/
Zinabi67381/
Senavi67117/
Senawe6758/
Senewi6743/
Zenabe6737/
Jinawi6736/
Genavi6721/
Senawy6710/
Zinawa6710/
Jenavi675/
Zenovi673/
Genawy673/
Zenaby673/
Zeñabi671/
Zienowich671/
Genabi671/
Zanavi671/
Zinawe671/

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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 Zenawi
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