Zewi Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Zewi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 69 | 1:565,787 | 30,812 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Zewi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zewi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zewi occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zewi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zewi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zewi is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Zewi reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 565,787. In Uganda Zewi is most common in: Sironko District, where 45 percent are found, Bulambuli District, where 35 percent are found and Mbale District, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Finland, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Zewi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis