Ziwira Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ziwira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziwira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1371:112,68815,411
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Ziwira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ziwira occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziwira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. Ziwira is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ziwira are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 112,688. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 52 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dziwira9233/
Ziwaira921/
Zuiwaira865/
Siwira83507/
Zivira83234/
Ziwire8383/
Zibira8331/
Ziwiri837/
Ziwera832/
Ziwura831/
Chiwira77763/
Dziwire77165/
Siwiera77102/
Dzivira7751/
Zivirai778/
Suiwira777/
Zihwire773/
Zzibira773/
Jiwirat771/
Siwirai771/
Siwaira771/
Ziewera771/
Zhiwura771/
Dziwiri771/
Siewiera71859/
Chaiwira7197/
Chihwira7131/
Dziewura715/
Zihwaire712/
Zihweire712/
Chiwaira711/
Sivira6710,869/
Zibiri671,418/
Civira67376/
Siwera6751/
Ziviri6741/
Siwiro6740/
Zivura6719/
Zibera6718/
Siwiri6711/
Ziwere6710/
Giwera678/
Zivire677/
Zebira674/
Zibire674/
Gibira673/
Jewira673/
Zivera672/
Zibiro672/
Chaiwaira671/
Jiwiro671/
Givira671/
Sewira671/
Ziweri671/
Jivira671/

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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 Ziwira
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