Ziwa Surname
Approximately 8,309 people bear this surname
Ziwa Surname Definition:
Ziwa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: to be competent.
Ziwa Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Zambia | 3,982 | 1:3,980 | 485 |
Uganda | 2,549 | 1:15,316 | 2,411 |
Malawi | 1,255 | 1:13,641 | 2,125 |
Zimbabwe | 278 | 1:55,533 | 8,410 |
South Africa | 111 | 1:488,087 | 40,113 |
Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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.
Ziwa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: messenger.
Ziwa Demographics
Ziwa Political Affiliation
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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
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Zziwa | 89 | 14,610 | / |
Zihwa | 89 | 316 | / |
Dziwa | 89 | 271 | / |
Ziswa | 89 | 114 | / |
Ziway | 89 | 51 | / |
Ziwai | 89 | 32 | / |
Ziewa | 89 | 23 | / |
Zhiwa | 89 | 19 | / |
Ziwau | 89 | 5 | / |
Ziwah | 89 | 3 | / |
Ziwwa | 89 | 3 | / |
Zaiwa | 89 | 3 | / |
Ziwea | 89 | 1 | / |
Dziewa | 80 | 1,561 | / |
Ziwaya | 80 | 137 | / |
Zhiwau | 80 | 82 | / |
Zishwa | 80 | 12 | / |
Zaiwai | 80 | 5 | / |
Zzziwa | 80 | 4 | / |
Dziwas | 80 | 2 | / |
Dzihwa | 80 | 1 | / |
Zheiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
Zziwah | 80 | 1 | / |
Zziwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
Dziwua | 80 | 1 | / |
Zaiwah | 80 | 1 | / |
Dzaiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
Giwa | 75 | 39,545 | / |
Ziba | 75 | 29,043 | / |
Siwa | 75 | 12,132 | / |
Jiwa | 75 | 4,499 | / |
Zewa | 75 | 846 | / |
Ziva | 75 | 491 | / |
Ziwe | 75 | 83 | / |
Ciwa | 75 | 75 | / |
Ziwi | 75 | 69 | / |
Ziwo | 75 | 66 | / |
Ziwj | 75 | 1 | / |
Ziewacz | 73 | 227 | / |
Dziewas | 73 | 46 | / |
Dzihwai | 73 | 6 | / |
Ziwatch | 73 | 1 | / |
Zhishwa | 73 | 1 | / |
Zziwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
Dziva | 67 | 3,581 | / |
Djiwa | 67 | 3,243 | / |
Zieba | 67 | 2,915 | / |
Chiwa | 67 | 2,447 | / |
Zaiba | 67 | 1,854 | / |
Saiwa | 67 | 1,794 | / |
Zeway | 67 | 1,624 | / |
Seiwa | 67 | 1,070 | / |
Dziwe | 67 | 972 | / |
Siwai | 67 | 771 | / |
Zibai | 67 | 663 | / |
Dziba | 67 | 497 | / |
Zaiva | 67 | 406 | / |
Zhiba | 67 | 401 | / |
Zibha | 67 | 365 | / |
Sihwa | 67 | 331 | / |
Jijwa | 67 | 177 | / |
Tziva | 67 | 175 | / |
Zihwi | 67 | 162 | / |
Ziwes | 67 | 128 | / |
Cziba | 67 | 124 | / |
Zeiba | 67 | 122 | / |
Zhiva | 67 | 104 | / |
Jaiwa | 67 | 87 | / |
Zivai | 67 | 84 | / |
Siwau | 67 | 84 | / |
Zivas | 67 | 84 | / |
Jiwai | 67 | 83 | / |
Giwai | 67 | 67 | / |
Cziva | 67 | 47 | / |
Ziwei | 67 | 45 | / |
Zihwe | 67 | 39 | / |
Dziwo | 67 | 38 | / |
Zibea | 67 | 37 | / |
Zaiwe | 67 | 34 | / |
Siwah | 67 | 32 | / |
Zewaz | 67 | 30 | / |
Zivaz | 67 | 29 | / |
Suiwa | 67 | 29 | / |
Ziwoh | 67 | 27 | / |
Zivat | 67 | 26 | / |
Tjiwa | 67 | 26 | / |
Zieva | 67 | 25 | / |
Ziwey | 67 | 25 | / |
Ziewi | 67 | 24 | / |
Zhiwi | 67 | 24 | / |
Zeiwe | 67 | 21 | / |
Zewai | 67 | 18 | / |
Zihua | 67 | 17 | / |
Siway | 67 | 16 | / |
Ziewe | 67 | 15 | / |
Siwaa | 67 | 15 | / |
Tsiwa | 67 | 14 | / |
Siwua | 67 | 11 | / |
Zewas | 67 | 10 | / |
Jiway | 67 | 10 | / |
Zeuwa | 67 | 10 | / |
Zibaa | 67 | 9 | / |
Zivad | 67 | 8 | / |
Zewah | 67 | 8 | / |
Jeiwa | 67 | 7 | / |
Ciway | 67 | 7 | / |
Gihwa | 67 | 7 | / |
Jiwua | 67 | 7 | / |
Zivha | 67 | 6 | / |
Zaiwi | 67 | 6 | / |
Zoiba | 67 | 5 | / |
Zibay | 67 | 5 | / |
Ziwhi | 67 | 4 | / |
Giwua | 67 | 4 | / |
Giwea | 67 | 4 | / |
Siwea | 67 | 3 | / |
Soiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
Giwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
Zivga | 67 | 3 | / |
Dzewa | 67 | 3 | / |
Zeiva | 67 | 2 | / |
Zibau | 67 | 2 | / |
Zaiwy | 67 | 2 | / |
Siewa | 67 | 2 | / |
Zoiwi | 67 | 2 | / |
Zuiba | 67 | 2 | / |
Giwwa | 67 | 2 | / |
Zibaj | 67 | 2 | / |
Zitva | 67 | 2 | / |
Dziwi | 67 | 2 | / |
Giewa | 67 | 2 | / |
Sciwa | 67 | 2 | / |
Jihwa | 67 | 1 | / |
Jiwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
Jiwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
Ziswo | 67 | 1 | / |
Zaiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
Zewua | 67 | 1 | / |
Zhiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
Zihba | 67 | 1 | / |
Zgiua | 67 | 1 | / |
Zibaï | 67 | 1 | / |
Zewea | 67 | 1 | / |
Zivoa | 67 | 1 | / |
Zziwe | 67 | 1 | / |
Zéiwé | 67 | 1 | / |
Rzywa | 67 | 1 | / |
Rzewa | 67 | 1 | / |
Zehwa | 67 | 1 | / |
Txiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
Ziweh | 67 | 1 | / |
Jiwha | 67 | 1 | / |
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