Ziwe Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Ziwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ziwe (52) may also be a first name.
Ziwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ziwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ziwe is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ziwe is the 2,061,309th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Ziwe reside; 49 percent reside in Central Africa and 49 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ziwe is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 52 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 506,563. In Cameroon Ziwe is most common in: Littoral Region, where 88 percent live, Centre Region, where 5 percent live and South Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dziwe | 89 | 972 | / |
| Ziwes | 89 | 128 | / |
| Ziwei | 89 | 45 | / |
| Zihwe | 89 | 39 | / |
| Zaiwe | 89 | 34 | / |
| Ziwey | 89 | 25 | / |
| Zeiwe | 89 | 21 | / |
| Ziewe | 89 | 15 | / |
| Ziwea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zziwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ziweh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ziw | 86 | 8 | / |
| Zhiwei | 80 | 255 | / |
| Ziewer | 80 | 27 | / |
| Dziwer | 80 | 25 | / |
| Zheiwe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Cziwey | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zhaiwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zaiwei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ziwa | 75 | 8,309 | / |
| Zewe | 75 | 1,327 | / |
| Siwe | 75 | 843 | / |
| Giwe | 75 | 637 | / |
| Zibe | 75 | 444 | / |
| Zive | 75 | 402 | / |
| Jiwe | 75 | 145 | / |
| Ziwi | 75 | 69 | / |
| Zaiw | 75 | 31 | / |
| Ciwe | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ziew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ziwh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ziwj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zihw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Z'Heiwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Shziwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zziwa | 67 | 14,610 | / |
| Siewe | 67 | 6,703 | / |
| Zaibe | 67 | 683 | / |
| Ziebe | 67 | 335 | / |
| Zihwa | 67 | 316 | / |
| Dziwa | 67 | 271 | / |
| Zieve | 67 | 223 | / |
| Chiwe | 67 | 187 | / |
| Giwer | 67 | 183 | / |
| Zihwi | 67 | 162 | / |
| Ziveh | 67 | 124 | / |
| Zeibe | 67 | 109 | / |
| Saiwe | 67 | 94 | / |
| Ziver | 67 | 72 | / |
| Siwei | 67 | 60 | / |
| Djiwe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ziway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Zibea | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jiwei | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ziwai | 67 | 32 | / |
| Zewey | 67 | 28 | / |
| Zibei | 67 | 26 | / |
| Zieva | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ziewi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zhiwi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ziewa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Siwie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zhiwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ziebi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zivei | 67 | 16 | / |
| Seiwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jiwey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zhewe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zewee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zheiw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zewei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dzibe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ciewe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zaiwi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tsiwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zhibe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ziwhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zivie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Giwea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siwea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zewie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siweh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zeweh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zewet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ziwwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zibey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ciwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaiwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zoiwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dziwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giswe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giwed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zywez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zewes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zehwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeichwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zives | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zewea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zéiwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cihwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ziwe
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