Ziwo Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Ziwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ziwo (18) may also be a first name.
Ziwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ziwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ziwo occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Ziwo live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon Ziwo is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 31 percent reside and West Region, where 31 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dziwo | 89 | 38 | / |
| Ziwoh | 89 | 27 | / |
| Zhiwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zaiwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ziswo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zaiwuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dziewo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dziwos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zibo | 75 | 9,882 | / |
| Ziwa | 75 | 8,309 | / |
| Siwo | 75 | 2,971 | / |
| Zivo | 75 | 402 | / |
| Jiwo | 75 | 262 | / |
| Zewo | 75 | 54 | / |
| Giwo | 75 | 42 | / |
| Ciwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zywo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dziwosz | 73 | 333 | / |
| Zziwa | 67 | 14,610 | / |
| Zaibo | 67 | 414 | / |
| Jaiwo | 67 | 365 | / |
| Zihwa | 67 | 316 | / |
| Dzivo | 67 | 283 | / |
| Dziwa | 67 | 271 | / |
| Djiwo | 67 | 194 | / |
| Ziswa | 67 | 114 | / |
| Chiwo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Seiwo | 67 | 104 | / |
| Siwoi | 67 | 90 | / |
| Zibou | 67 | 89 | / |
| Zivot | 67 | 82 | / |
| Saiwo | 67 | 77 | / |
| Zewou | 67 | 46 | / |
| Zeibo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Giwop | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ziewa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Zhibo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Zhiwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tsiwo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dzewo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Siwoh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zisvo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zivoh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dzibo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jiwoo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Giwoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ziebo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zewoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jihwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soiwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Caiwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ziwwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ziboo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ziwah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joiwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giwoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiwwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zivho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zivoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zibuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zewoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zihuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaivo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zivoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zivou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dziewosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zywoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziboy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ziwo
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