Ziwenga Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ziwenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziwenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1531:100,90414,195
Wales61:515,75523,171
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ziwenga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ziwenga is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ziwenga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziwenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ziwenga is the 1,359,010th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ziwenga live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Ziwenga is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 100,904. In Zimbabwe Ziwenga is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 35 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 25 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zivenga8659/
Ziwenge8623/
Zibenga8612/
Ziwengo861/
Giwenga861/
Siwenga861/
Ziwengi861/
Chiwenga801,222/
Chihwenga7582/
Zivenge71113/
Siwengi7160/
Zivengi7118/
Zibenge7117/
Siwinga7115/
Zybenga713/
Siwenge712/
Ciwengo712/
Zebenga711/
Gewenga711/
Siwengo711/
Ziwingo711/
Zibengo711/
Chiwinga671,524/
Chiwengo67750/
Chibenga67378/
Giwingai679/
Tsivenga671/

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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 Ziwenga
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