Zowah Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Zowah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 315 | 1:13,995 | 1,471 |
| Zimbabwe | 93 | 1:166,003 | 20,492 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Zowah (20) may also be a first name.
Zowah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zowah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zowah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zowah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zowah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zowah is the 713,660th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zowah are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Zowah is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 20 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 13,995. In Liberia Zowah is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 42 percent live, Montserrado County, where 29 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 16 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoewah | 91 | 9 | / |
| Dzowah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Zowa | 89 | 2,207 | / |
| Zoeweah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dzowa | 80 | 1,670 | / |
| Zoway | 80 | 169 | / |
| Zawah | 80 | 132 | / |
| Zhowa | 80 | 49 | / |
| Zouwa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Zohwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Zovah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Zoowa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Zewah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cowah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zowha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zowai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zowea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zoevah | 73 | 62 | / |
| Zoeway | 73 | 39 | / |
| Dzouwa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Zouwai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Zouway | 73 | 11 | / |
| Zhovah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Zahwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zhowau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zhuowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzawah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaawah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zawayh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhohwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zawa | 67 | 2,950 | / |
| Zewa | 67 | 846 | / |
| Cowa | 67 | 412 | / |
| Zova | 67 | 318 | / |
| Zowo | 67 | 76 | / |
| Dzouwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zawwaha | 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 Zowah
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