Ziwi Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ziwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ziwi (18) may also be a first name.

Ziwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ziwi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ziwi is the 2,293,424th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ziwi reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ziwi is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.

The last name Ziwi is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe Ziwi is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 41 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 37 percent are found and Harare Province, where 21 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zihwi89162/
Ziwei8945/
Ziwai8932/
Ziewi8924/
Zhiwi8924/
Zaiwi896/
Ziwhi894/
Zoiwi892/
Dziwi892/
Dziwis80488/
Zhiwei80255/
Ziwich8020/
Dziwiś808/
Zaiwai805/
Zaiwei802/
Ziewit801/
Dziwit801/
Siwi759,652/
Ziwa758,309/
Zibi757,260/
Giwi75401/
Jiwi75224/
Zivi75184/
Zewi75130/
Ziwe7583/
Ciwi7511/
Ziwj751/
Dzihwai736/
Dziewis734/
Dziewiz732/
Dziewiź732/
Cziwisz731/
Dziewid731/
Dziwist731/
Zziwa6714,610/
Dziwe67972/
Siwai67771/
Zibai67663/
Zaibi67523/
Chiwi67316/
Zihwa67316/
Dziwa67271/
Dziewisz67188/
Ziwes67128/
Dziwisch67112/
Siwoi6790/
Zivai6784/
Jiwai6783/
Czibi6779/
Siwih6777/
Giwai6767/
Siwei6760/
Zhibi6756/
Ziway6751/
Zihwe6739/
Saiwi6739/
Jiwei6735/
Zaiwe6734/
Zibei6726/
Sihwi6725/
Ziwey6725/
Ziewa6723/
Zeiwe6721/
Siwie6720/
Zhiwa6719/
Ziebi6719/
Zivei6716/
Ziewe6715/
Zihui6715/
Zuibi6713/
Zivis6712/
Zibih6712/
Siwii6711/
Dzivi6710/
Jiwiy6710/
Zihbi678/
Rzivi678/
Zoibi677/
Djiwi677/
Dzibi677/
Giwoi677/
Siwij676/
Giwid676/
Tzivi676/
Zibii676/
Siewi676/
Siwui675/
Zivid675/
Siwwi674/
Jiwih674/
Tsiwi674/
Zivie674/
Zewie673/
Jiwyi673/
Ziwwa673/
Zaiwa673/
Zaivi672/
Dziewitt672/
Ciwei672/
Ziviz672/
Zaiwy672/
Zeibi672/
Giwei672/
Jaiwi672/
Ziwea671/
Zewii671/
Zewwi671/
Zeewi671/
Zivio671/
Zivoi671/
Zziwe671/
Zéiwé671/
Zivit671/
Zibhi671/
Ziboi671/
Ziweh671/
Zewij671/
Zeiswiss670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ziwi
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