Zewang Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Zewang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zewang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
China101:136,732,1577,199
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Zewang (5,126) may also be a first name.

Zewang Last Name Facts

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

Zewang is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zewang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Zewang reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Zewang is also the 94,719th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 5,126 people.

The surname Zewang is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Zewang is mostly found in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Zewang exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzeuwang861/
Sewang831,866/
Cewang8393/
Gewang8370/
Ziwang8332/
Zewong8316/
Zawang8316/
Jewang8313/
Zebang837/
Saewang773,368/
Tsewang771,903/
Chewang77165/
Seewang7769/
Seawang7764/
Dzewong7722/
Jehwang7718/
Zhiwang775/
Zahwang775/
Cewaing773/
Jeawang773/
Zaeuang771/
Zawaung771/
Djewang771/
Zaewong771/
Sehwang771/
Ceawang771/
Chhewang714,719/
Tshewang712,307/
Saehwang7196/
Cheawang7126/
Sewahang7112/
Seahwang714/
Saewhang714/
Gewahang713/
Cheewang712/
Jehwamng711/
Zeuwoung711/
Dshewang711/
Gesswang711/
Sawang675,450/
Siwang671,548/
Sewong67127/
Gebang67113/
Giwang6793/
Jiwang6791/
Sowang6759/
Gewong6746/
Zebong6743/
Zovang6724/
Sevang6723/
Jewong6720/
Ciwang6713/
Zibang6711/
Cewong674/
Zawong672/
Hsiehwang672/
Cevang671/
Zaweng671/
Zevank671/
Cheahwang671/

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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 Zewang
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