Zuwa Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Kenya3191:144,76511,635
Zimbabwe1491:103,61214,508
Nigeria1151:1,540,37258,295
Uganda811:481,96628,034
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Austria91:946,15970,786
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zuwa (524) may also be a first name.

Zuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zuwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 351,339th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,020,757 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Zuwa reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 368,711th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 524 people.

The last name Zuwa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Barring The DR Congo Zuwa is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.

Zuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (54%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzuwa893,796/
Zuwai8991/
Zuwah8929/
Zauwa8927/
Zouwa8925/
Zuewa8910/
Zeuwa8910/
Zhuwa898/
Zuuwa897/
Zuwea896/
Zuway893/
Zzuwa892/
Zuwaa891/
Zuwau891/
Zuwap891/
Zhuwau801,214/
Zuwahu80228/
Czuwaj80172/
Zuwach8033/
Zahuwa8025/
Dzouwa8024/
Zouwai8013/
Zouway8011/
Dzuswa801/
Zhuwai801/
Zhuway801/
Zhuwad801/
Zouwae801/
Dzeuwa801/
Zuwayd801/
Zauwah801/
Zuwaih801/
Zauwai801/
Suwa7533,103/
Zuba754,242/
Juwa753,724/
Zuva751,582/
Zuwe7579/
Zuwo7542/
Cuwa7518/
Zuwi756/
Zuwj751/
Zuwy751/
Dzouswa7320/
Zhuwahu732/
Zhuwauj731/
Dzouwai731/
Zueva6751,837/
Chuwa6719,876/
Zouba671,864/
Cuwai671,751/
Sauwa67984/
Dzuba67649/
Tsuwa67515/
Zubai67477/
Zeuba67403/
Suwai67356/
Zubaj67281/
Juwau67270/
Zuweh67219/
Zoway67169/
Zubaľ67160/
Djuwa67133/
Zubay67117/
Suwah67105/
Suwau6772/
Juwai6771/
Seuwa6762/
Suway6729/
Suiwa6729/
Zhuba6727/
Jouwa6726/
Zuvač6723/
Dzuva6722/
Zhiwa6719/
Zouwe6718/
Zauva6715/
Zhuva6715/
Juway6713/
Suwaa6712/
Suhwa6711/
Juwea6711/
Suywa679/
Zoowa679/
Zhuwo678/
Zubaa678/
Zuwei677/
Suewa677/
Zuuba677/
Zuvai676/
Zubaș676/
Zauba675/
Jauwa675/
Zouva675/
Giuwa675/
Zubau674/
Zeuua674/
Ziwah673/
Zuyva673/
Zuvah672/
Zubea672/
Zubha672/
Zuwoh672/
Zuwee672/
Zuiba672/
Zubaĺ672/
Zowha672/
Zowai672/
Suwua672/
Suwha671/
Suwwa671/
Cuway671/
Zuwoo671/
Zuwuo671/
Tjuwa671/
Cuwua671/
Juuwa671/
Juwaa671/
Zowea671/
Zuswe671/
Suwea671/
Czuva671/
Couwa671/
Txuwa671/
Zhuwe671/
Scuwa671/
Zuwuj671/
Zeuva671/
Juwap671/
Zuvas670/

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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 Zuwa
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