Zhiwa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Zhiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Zhiwa (348) may also be a first name.
Zhiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhiwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Zhiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Zhiwa live; 47 percent live in North Africa and 47 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 467,354th most numerous forename in the world, held by 348 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Zhiwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 47 percent are found and Iraq, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Zhiwa
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