Zuave Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Zuave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 127 | 1:1,394,825 | 54,286 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
Zuave (20) may also be a first name.
Zuave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zuave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zuave occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zuave? popularity and diffusion
Zuave is the 1,364,059th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Zuave are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zuave is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 20 people.
The last name Zuave is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 1,394,825. In Nigeria Zuave is most common in: Benue, where 93 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Kaduna, where 1 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzuave | 91 | 52 | / |
| Zuavee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zuaver | 91 | 1 | / |
| Suave | 80 | 1,719 | / |
| Zwave | 80 | 124 | / |
| Cuave | 80 | 59 | / |
| Juave | 80 | 48 | / |
| Zuava | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zuawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suavet | 73 | 209 | / |
| Tsuave | 73 | 91 | / |
| Suaves | 73 | 28 | / |
| Dzwave | 73 | 26 | / |
| Juavez | 73 | 26 | / |
| Suavez | 73 | 17 | / |
| Suavey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dsuave | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zuabea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Juaveh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Juaves | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suavee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shuave | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zuabie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suaver | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zwatver | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Zuave
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