Zewu Surname
Approximately 1,666 people bear this surname
Zewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzewu | 89 | 283 | / |
| Zewou | 89 | 46 | / |
| Zewhu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zeewu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zewui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zeiwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zhewau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zebu | 75 | 1,526 | / |
| Ziwu | 75 | 1,068 | / |
| Zawu | 75 | 777 | / |
| Sewu | 75 | 314 | / |
| Cewu | 75 | 218 | / |
| Jewu | 75 | 189 | / |
| Gewu | 75 | 167 | / |
| Zowu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Zevu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tsewu | 67 | 2,602 | / |
| Dzebu | 67 | 524 | / |
| Soewu | 67 | 408 | / |
| Zebou | 67 | 327 | / |
| Saewu | 67 | 271 | / |
| Zhawu | 67 | 172 | / |
| Chewu | 67 | 104 | / |
| Zebeu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zhiwu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Zaiwu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zebau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dzawu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zaawu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zihwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zhebu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zawuh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zeebu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ziwau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zevou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sehwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gewou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geywu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zawui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sewuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zzawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zahwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zoweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zziwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seywu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zjwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sewui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dziewusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewup | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Zewu
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