Zhuwao Surname
Approximately 3,380 people bear this surname
Zhuwao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3,341 | 1:4,621 | 433 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Zhuwao (455) may also be a first name.
Zhuwao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhuwao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhuwao occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhuwao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 133,392nd most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,156,079 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zhuwao are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 400,634th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 455 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,341 people, or 1 in 4,621. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 30 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.
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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 Zhuwao
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