Zivengwa Surname

177,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zivengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zivengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,3991:6,435697
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Zivengwa (494) may also be a first name.

Zivengwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zivengwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zivengwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zivengwa is the 177,322nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,020,118 people. The last name Zivengwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zivengwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zivengwa is also the 381,888th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 494 people.

The last name Zivengwa is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,399 people, or 1 in 6,435. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 37 percent live, Midlands Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzivengwa941/
Ziwengwa8821/
Sivengwa886/
Zivangwa882/
Zevengwa881/
Chivengwa82544/
Zebengwa751/
Siwengwa751/
Tshivhengwa74103/
Chivingwa711/
Chivhingwa671/
Siwingwa634,058/
Zewengbay591/

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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 Zivengwa
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