Zeway Surname

245,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zeway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zeway Last Name Facts

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

Zeway is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zeway.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 245,179th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,487,405 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zeway reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.

It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Barring Ethiopia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoeway9139/
Zeaway9138/
Zeeway917/
Zewayd914/
Zewayi911/
Zewa89846/
Zewy894/
Zewayed831/
Zaway80233/
Geway80176/
Zoway80169/
Ziway8051/
Zebay8039/
Zewaz8030/
Zewey8028/
Ziewa8023/
Zewai8018/
Zeaby8011/
Zewas8010/
Zeuwa8010/
Zeewy809/
Seway808/
Zewah808/
Zeavy804/
Zevay803/
Dzewa803/
Jeway802/
Zewua801/
Zewea801/
Rzewa801/
Ceway801/
Zehwa801/
Dziewa731,561/
Sewaye731,288/
Jewaye73295/
Zawaya73284/
Jewayo73182/
Sewaya73164/
Ziwaya73137/
Zayway73119/
Jewaya7378/
Dzewas7375/
Zawayi7341/
Ziwayi7336/
Seaway7336/
Sewayi7330/
Cheway7329/
Zevaya7324/
Zewiey7318/
Zawayo7316/
Zebaye7315/
Sehway7313/
Seiway7312/
Gewaya7311/
Zewaid739/
Zoewah739/
Zawaye739/
Zeawah737/
Jeeway736/
Sewahy736/
Zowaye735/
Zebayo734/
Zewait734/
Zebaya733/
Sieway732/
Zowayi732/
Ziwayo732/
Zewatz731/
Zewazz731/
Zhewau731/
Zheiwa731/
Trzewa731/
Zeaboy731/
Zaaway731/
Seeway731/
Zahway731/
Jewaiy731/
Jewayi731/
Zewija731/
Zawayh731/
Gewayo731/
Dzeuwa731/
Gewaye731/
Zewaie731/
Zewiya731/
Zewuya731/
Zeebay731/
Zeawas730/
Zeba6728,002/
Sewa6710,797/
Ziwa678,309/
Zawa672,950/
Zewe671,327/
Jewa67729/
Gewa67688/
Zawy67554/
Ziewacz67227/
Chewaya67206/
Zeva67152/
Zewi67130/
Zeby6786/
Jeewayo6754/
Dziewas6746/
Cewa6741/
Cheaway6733/
Zevy6717/
Ceywayo6717/
Zhiwayo6715/
Seewayo6714/
Zoevaya679/
Jewy677/
Jeewaya677/
Zahwayo673/
Zebayee673/
Zawaiyi673/
Dzawaya672/
Geswaya672/
Dziwaya671/
Sewy671/
Zeawoha671/
Zoeweah671/
Cheeway671/
Zawayee671/
Sehwhay671/
Zaywaye671/
Jehwayo671/
Jewayou671/
Zaawayo671/
Zzawaya671/
Tsewaye671/
Zowy671/
Sehwaye671/
Zywy671/

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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 Zeway
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