Ziwu Surname
Approximately 1,068 people bear this surname
Ziwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Uganda | 138 | 1:282,893 | 20,096 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Ziwu (127) may also be a first name.
Ziwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ziwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ziwu is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ziwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ziwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 343,320th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,823,545 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ziwu are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ziwu is also the 825,494th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 127 people.
The surname Ziwu is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Beside Ghana this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhiwu | 89 | 27 | / |
| Zaiwu | 89 | 17 | / |
| Zihwu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ziwau | 89 | 5 | / |
| Zziwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ziwuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zeiwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zhiwau | 80 | 82 | / |
| Siwu | 75 | 2,437 | / |
| Giwu | 75 | 1,901 | / |
| Zewu | 75 | 1,666 | / |
| Jiwu | 75 | 125 | / |
| Zibu | 75 | 90 | / |
| Zivu | 75 | 46 | / |
| Ciwu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dziwusz | 73 | 17 | / |
| Caiwu | 67 | 1,075 | / |
| Dzewu | 67 | 283 | / |
| Zivhu | 67 | 238 | / |
| Zaibu | 67 | 230 | / |
| Siwuh | 67 | 210 | / |
| Zibou | 67 | 89 | / |
| Siwau | 67 | 84 | / |
| Zzibu | 67 | 77 | / |
| Zewou | 67 | 46 | / |
| Jaiwu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jiwuh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Saiwu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Giwut | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chiwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zuibu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cuiwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Siwui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hsiwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Giwus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsiwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zibau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhibu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zewui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zewhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiwus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dziewusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zjwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zivou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suiwu | 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
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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 Ziwu
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