Zewu Surname

240,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Togo

Zewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Togo6301:11,5042,968
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
China61:227,886,92811,701
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zewu (198) may also be a first name.

Zewu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zewu occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zewu.

How Common Is The Last Name Zewu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 240,172nd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,374,277 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zewu live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zewu is also the 644,447th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 198 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Besides Ghana it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzewu89283/
Zewou8946/
Zewhu891/
Zeewu891/
Zewui891/
Zeiwu891/
Zhewau801/
Zebu751,526/
Ziwu751,068/
Zawu75777/
Sewu75314/
Cewu75218/
Jewu75189/
Gewu75167/
Zowu757/
Zevu752/
Tsewu672,602/
Dzebu67524/
Soewu67408/
Zebou67327/
Saewu67271/
Zhawu67172/
Chewu67104/
Zebeu6745/
Zhiwu6727/
Zaiwu6717/
Zebau6711/
Dzawu6711/
Zaawu6710/
Zihwu677/
Zhebu676/
Zawuh676/
Zeebu675/
Ziwau675/
Zevou674/
Sehwu673/
Gewou673/
Geywu673/
Zawui672/
Sewuh672/
Zzawu672/
Zhowu672/
Zahwu672/
Zoweu671/
Ziwuu671/
Jeweu671/
Zeveu671/
Zaweu671/
Seweu671/
Zziwu671/
Seywu671/
Jewou671/
Zjwui671/
Tjewu671/
Seuwu671/
Sewui671/
Dziewusz671/
Geweu671/
Seewu671/
Gewup670/

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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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  • 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 Zewu
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