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 occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ziwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,061,309th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Ziwe are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ziwe is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 52 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 506,563. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 88 percent live, Centre Region, where 5 percent live and South Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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