Zuwah Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Zuwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Zuwah (13) may also be a first name.
Zuwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zuwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zuwah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zuwah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Zuwah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zuwah are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Zuwah is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 183,689. In Liberia Zuwah is most frequent in: Grand Gedeh County, where 58 percent live, Montserrado County, where 21 percent live and Margibi County, where 17 percent live. Besides Liberia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zuwahu | 91 | 228 | / |
| Zuwaih | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zauwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zuwa | 89 | 1,038 | / |
| Zhuwahu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dzuwa | 80 | 3,796 | / |
| Zuwai | 80 | 91 | / |
| Zauwa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Zouwa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Zeuwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Zuewa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Zhuwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zuuwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zuwea | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ziwah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zuway | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zuvah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zuwoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zuwau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zuwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhuwau | 73 | 1,214 | / |
| Czuwaj | 73 | 172 | / |
| Zahuwa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Dzouwa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Zouwai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Zouway | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tsuwah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zhuway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zauwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzeuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zuva | 67 | 1,582 | / |
| Zhuvaha | 67 | 129 | / |
| Zuwo | 67 | 42 | / |
| Cuwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dzouwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuweah | 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
- 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 Zuwah
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