Zowa Surname

191,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,1001:14,0351,935
DR Congo7321:100,92811,306
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Austria201:425,77243,235
Japan171:7,520,25343,528
England141:3,979,861125,553
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Swaziland41:324,550996
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zowa (383) may also be a first name.

Zowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zowa (Hindi: ज़ोवा) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zowa? popularity and diffusion

Zowa is the 191,038th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,302,014 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Zowa reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zowa is also the 442,958th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 383 people.

It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,100 people, or 1 in 14,035. In Zimbabwe Zowa is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 28 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 24 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Zowa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zowa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.88% more than the national average, earning R 265,872 per year and in United States they earn 31.45% more than the national average, earning $56,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzowa891,670/
Zowah89410/
Zoway89169/
Zhowa8949/
Zouwa8925/
Szowa8923/
Zohwa8913/
Zoowa899/
Zowha892/
Zowai892/
Zowaz891/
Ziowa891/
Zowea891/
Zow86125/
Dzouwa8024/
Zouwai8013/
Zouway8011/
Dzowah804/
Zabowa803/
Zhowau802/
Zhohwa801/
Zouwae801/
Zowais801/
Zhuowa801/
Sowa7551,600/
Zoba754,355/
Zawa752,950/
Jowa751,890/
Cowa75412/
Zova75318/
Zowo7576/
Zhow7555/
Zouw753/
Hzow752/
Xowa751/
Zuow751/
Zojw751/
Zovw751/
Zowh751/
Zowt751/
Zoyw751/
Jzow751/
Dzouswa7320/
Dzouwai731/
Zowasch730/
Sowah6736,759/
Chowa673,098/
Zouba671,864/
Zobaa671,165/
Djowa671,051/
Showa671,006/
Zawua67937/
Tsowa67703/
Zahwa67579/
Sowai67279/
Dzoba67244/
Zaway67233/
Zawai67227/
Soway67184/
Joway67179/
Zhova67174/
Zawah67132/
Tzova67130/
Ziova6787/
Zobay6774/
Giowa6770/
Zsova6766/
Szova6757/
Zovea6755/
Coway6747/
Zovas6747/
Zhoba6742/
Ciowa6741/
Zobai6736/
Zoova6735/
Czoba6734/
Zobea6728/
Jouwa6726/
Sohwa6724/
Dzova6722/
Czawa6722/
Zioba6717/
Dzowo6716/
Zowou6716/
Zawaa6716/
Zhawa6714/
Jowai6712/
Zovah6711/
Zeuwa6710/
Zowoi679/
Zawea678/
Cowna677/
Zhowo677/
Zowei677/
Zobaj677/
Cowai677/
Zaawa676/
Zgawa675/
Zoiba675/
Zouva675/
Sowna674/
Sowha674/
Ziawa674/
Cowah673/
Soiwa673/
Sowua673/
Dzawa673/
Joowa673/
Zawaj673/
Zowey672/
Zooba672/
Sowwa672/
Cojwa672/
Joywa672/
Jowea671/
Zotva671/
Soowa671/
Sowea671/
Sowaa671/
Zuoba671/
Suowa671/
Zobau671/
Jowau671/
Tzowo671/
Zosua671/
Zoweu671/
Couwa671/
Sxowa671/
Cowea670/

Zowa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zowa in the Hindi language
ज़ोवाzova-

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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 Zowa
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