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 is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ziwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziwo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. Ziwo occurs mostly 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 prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon Ziwo is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 31 percent reside and West Region, where 31 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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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