Ziraw Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ziraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ziraw Last Name Facts

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

Ziraw is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ziraw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziraw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Ziraw occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Ziraw live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Besides Ethiopia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zirzaw916/
Zieraw913/
Zirgaw912/
Zaireaw831/
Siraw801,775/
Zirab8023/
Jiraw8022/
Giraw802/
Zeraw801/
Zyraw801/
Zirow801/
Zirahawe771/
Zirzow73576/
Zirova73236/
Zierow73170/
Shiraw73103/
Zairab7334/
Zairaf7324/
Girawe7310/
Citraw735/
Sairaw734/
Zirowa732/
Zoirow732/
Zierów732/
Zierav731/
Gitraw731/
Girauw731/
Szirow731/
Zairow731/
Jairaw731/
Cieraw730/
Zitrow730/
Zoirova6718,071/
Zairova678,399/
Zhirova673,411/
Zeirova6713/
Zierzow6712/
Jitreaw674/
Szeraws674/
Dzirova673/
Zierova673/
Shiraiw671/
Shieraw671/
Chirawh671/
Tshiraw671/
Shirraw671/
Zgirova671/
Szirafe671/
Jaireaw671/

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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 Ziraw
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