Ziwira Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Ziwira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 137 | 1:112,688 | 15,411 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Ziwira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ziwira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ziwira occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ziwira.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziwira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ziwira reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 112,688. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 52 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Ziwira occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dziwira | 92 | 33 | / |
| Ziwaira | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zuiwaira | 86 | 5 | / |
| Siwira | 83 | 507 | / |
| Zivira | 83 | 234 | / |
| Ziwire | 83 | 83 | / |
| Zibira | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ziwiri | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ziwera | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ziwura | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chiwira | 77 | 763 | / |
| Dziwire | 77 | 165 | / |
| Siwiera | 77 | 102 | / |
| Dzivira | 77 | 51 | / |
| Zivirai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Suiwira | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zihwire | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zzibira | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jiwirat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siwirai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siwaira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ziewera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zhiwura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dziwiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siewiera | 71 | 859 | / |
| Chaiwira | 71 | 97 | / |
| Chihwira | 71 | 31 | / |
| Dziewura | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zihwaire | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zihweire | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chiwaira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sivira | 67 | 10,869 | / |
| Zibiri | 67 | 1,418 | / |
| Civira | 67 | 376 | / |
| Siwera | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ziviri | 67 | 41 | / |
| Siwiro | 67 | 40 | / |
| Zivura | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zibera | 67 | 18 | / |
| Siwiri | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ziwere | 67 | 10 | / |
| Giwera | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zivire | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zebira | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zibire | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gibira | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jewira | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zivera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zibiro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaiwaira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiwiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Givira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sewira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziweri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jivira | 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
- 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 Ziwira
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