Ziwai Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Ziwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476

Ziwai (217) may also be a first name.

Ziwai Last Name Facts

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

Ziwai is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziwai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Ziwai are found; 72 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 72 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Ziwai is also the 612,983rd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 217 people.

Ziwai is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Ziwai is primarily found in: Northern, where 52 percent live and Morobe, where 48 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziwayi9136/
Zaiwai915/
Ziwa898,309/
Ziwi8969/
Dzihwai836/
Zziwa8014,610/
Siwai80771/
Zibai80663/
Zihwa80316/
Dziwa80271/
Zihwi80162/
Ziswa80114/
Zivai8084/
Jiwai8083/
Giwai8067/
Ziway8051/
Ziwei8045/
Ziewi8024/
Zhiwi8024/
Ziewa8023/
Zhiwa8019/
Zewai8018/
Zaiwi806/
Ziwau805/
Ziwhi804/
Ziwah803/
Ziwwa803/
Zaiwa803/
Zoiwi802/
Dziwi802/
Ziwea801/
Zishwayi773/
Ziwoya731,770/
Dziewa731,561/
Dziwis73488/
Chiwai73438/
Ziweya73433/
Siwayi73333/
Zhiwei73255/
Jaiwai73218/
Jiwaji73161/
Ziwaya73137/
Zhiwau7382/
Zibaia7347/
Zivayi7345/
Ziwaju7341/
Saiwai7320/
Ziwich7320/
Zibaii7316/
Dzivai7313/
Zishwa7312/
Zibaie7311/
Giwayi7310/
Zewaid739/
Zivait738/
Dziwiś738/
Ciwayi735/
Zzziwa734/
Giewai734/
Zewait734/
Ziwaja733/
Sihwai732/
Zhibai732/
Zaiwei732/
Siwaia732/
Dziwas732/
Ziwayo732/
Ziwiya731/
Dzihwa731/
Zivhai731/
Ziwajo731/
Ziweyi731/
Zheiwa731/
Ziewit731/
Siwaie731/
Giwaii731/
Jiwaia731/
Jiwaie731/
Jiwaio731/
Jiwayi731/
Zeibai731/
Zziwah731/
Zziwwa731/
Seiwai731/
Giwaia731/
Djiwai731/
Dziwit731/
Dziwua731/
Zewayi731/
Giswai731/
Siwaai731/
Zewaie731/
Zaiwah731/
Dzaiwa731/
Giwa6739,545/
Ziba6729,043/
Siwa6712,132/
Siwi679,652/
Zibi677,260/
Jiwa674,499/
Chihwai671,639/
Chaiwai671,421/
Zewa67846/
Ziva67491/
Giwi67401/
Saiwaio67237/
Ziewacz67227/
Jiwi67224/
Chiwayi67205/
Zivi67184/
Jaiwaio67140/
Ziwe6783/
Ciwa6775/
Dziewas6746/
Sihwayi6721/
Jaiswai6715/
Zhiwayo6715/
Tsiwayi6715/
Ciwi6711/
Zibhayi676/
Dziewis674/
Zihweya672/
Dziewiz672/
Dziewiź672/
Jaiwhai672/
Chiwaji671/
Dzivayi671/
Dziwaya671/
Ziwatch671/
Zhishwa671/
Zhivaiu671/
Zziwaha671/
Tsaiwai671/
Cziwisz671/
Dziewid671/
Dziwist671/
Zibaiee671/
Ziwj671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ziwai
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