Ziwa Surname

60,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ziwa Surname Definition:

Ziwa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: to be competent.

Ziwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,9821:3,980485
Uganda2,5491:15,3162,411
Malawi1,2551:13,6412,125
Zimbabwe2781:55,5338,410
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
United States211:17,259,949572,238
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
England151:3,714,537119,675
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Gambia41:480,863548
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ziwa (388) may also be a first name.

Ziwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ziwa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: to be competent.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ziwa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: messenger.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ziwa Last Name Facts

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

Ziwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,612th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 877,067 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ziwa are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 439,750th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 388 people.

This last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 3,982 people, or 1 in 3,980. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Eastern Province, where 67 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Zambia Ziwa is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent reside and Malawi, where 15 percent reside.

Ziwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ziwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ziwa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ziwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.9% less than the national average, earning R 47,772 per year; in United States they earn 24.48% more than the national average, earning $53,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.98% more than the national average, earning $82,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zziwa8914,610/
Zihwa89316/
Dziwa89271/
Ziswa89114/
Ziway8951/
Ziwai8932/
Ziewa8923/
Zhiwa8919/
Ziwau895/
Ziwah893/
Ziwwa893/
Zaiwa893/
Ziwea891/
Dziewa801,561/
Ziwaya80137/
Zhiwau8082/
Zishwa8012/
Zaiwai805/
Zzziwa804/
Dziwas802/
Dzihwa801/
Zheiwa801/
Zziwah801/
Zziwwa801/
Dziwua801/
Zaiwah801/
Dzaiwa801/
Giwa7539,545/
Ziba7529,043/
Siwa7512,132/
Jiwa754,499/
Zewa75846/
Ziva75491/
Ziwe7583/
Ciwa7575/
Ziwi7569/
Ziwo7566/
Ziwj751/
Ziewacz73227/
Dziewas7346/
Dzihwai736/
Ziwatch731/
Zhishwa731/
Zziwaha731/
Dziva673,581/
Djiwa673,243/
Zieba672,915/
Chiwa672,447/
Zaiba671,854/
Saiwa671,794/
Zeway671,624/
Seiwa671,070/
Dziwe67972/
Siwai67771/
Zibai67663/
Dziba67497/
Zaiva67406/
Zhiba67401/
Zibha67365/
Sihwa67331/
Jijwa67177/
Tziva67175/
Zihwi67162/
Ziwes67128/
Cziba67124/
Zeiba67122/
Zhiva67104/
Jaiwa6787/
Zivai6784/
Siwau6784/
Zivas6784/
Jiwai6783/
Giwai6767/
Cziva6747/
Ziwei6745/
Zihwe6739/
Dziwo6738/
Zibea6737/
Zaiwe6734/
Siwah6732/
Zewaz6730/
Zivaz6729/
Suiwa6729/
Ziwoh6727/
Zivat6726/
Tjiwa6726/
Zieva6725/
Ziwey6725/
Ziewi6724/
Zhiwi6724/
Zeiwe6721/
Zewai6718/
Zihua6717/
Siway6716/
Ziewe6715/
Siwaa6715/
Tsiwa6714/
Siwua6711/
Zewas6710/
Jiway6710/
Zeuwa6710/
Zibaa679/
Zivad678/
Zewah678/
Jeiwa677/
Ciway677/
Gihwa677/
Jiwua677/
Zivha676/
Zaiwi676/
Zoiba675/
Zibay675/
Ziwhi674/
Giwua674/
Giwea674/
Siwea673/
Soiwa673/
Giwaa673/
Zivga673/
Dzewa673/
Zeiva672/
Zibau672/
Zaiwy672/
Siewa672/
Zoiwi672/
Zuiba672/
Giwwa672/
Zibaj672/
Zitva672/
Dziwi672/
Giewa672/
Sciwa672/
Jihwa671/
Jiwaj671/
Jiwwa671/
Ziswo671/
Zaiwo671/
Zewua671/
Zhiwo671/
Zihba671/
Zgiua671/
Zibaï671/
Zewea671/
Zivoa671/
Zziwe671/
Zéiwé671/
Rzywa671/
Rzewa671/
Zehwa671/
Txiwa671/
Ziweh671/
Jiwha671/

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