Zuwai Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zuwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Zuwai (149) may also be a first name.

Zuwai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zuwai occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuwai? popularity and diffusion

Zuwai is the 1,955,159th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zuwai live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zuwai is also the 754,880th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 149 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Katsina, where 45 percent reside, Kaduna, where 43 percent reside and Sokoto, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Zuwai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zuwai last name is predominantly Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zouwai9113/
Zuwaia915/
Zuwaie912/
Zhuwai911/
Zuwaih911/
Zauwai911/
Zuwa891,038/
Zuwi896/
Zhuwayi831/
Dzouwai831/
Dzuwa803,796/
Cuwai801,751/
Zubai80477/
Suwai80356/
Juwai8071/
Zuwah8029/
Zauwa8027/
Zouwa8025/
Zuewa8010/
Zeuwa8010/
Zhuwa808/
Zuwei807/
Zuuwa807/
Zuwea806/
Zuvai806/
Zuway803/
Zuwae802/
Zzuwa802/
Zowai802/
Zuwaa801/
Zuwau801/
Zuwap801/
Zhuwau731,214/
Zoubai73771/
Zuwahu73228/
Czuwaj73172/
Chuwai73153/
Suwaie73130/
Zhuwei7337/
Zuwach7333/
Zahuwa7325/
Suwayi7324/
Dzouwa7324/
Zubaiu7320/
Zouwei7320/
Zhubai7313/
Zuvaid7312/
Zouway7311/
Zuwayo739/
Zubaio737/
Juwait737/
Zuweyi736/
Sauwai735/
Zowaie735/
Juwaji734/
Cauwai733/
Juwaie733/
Jauwai733/
Zuweya732/
Tzuwei732/
Zuweid732/
Zowayi732/
Juwayi732/
Zuwiya732/
Czubai731/
Dzuswa731/
Zhuway731/
Zhuwad731/
Zouvai731/
Zouwae731/
Zubaih731/
Zuwaya731/
Zuweis731/
Dzeuwa731/
Dzubai731/
Zuwayd731/
Zauwah731/
Suwaij731/
Zubaie731/
Juwaio730/
Suwa6733,103/
Zubi675,299/
Zuba674,242/
Juwa673,724/
Suwi672,982/
Zuva671,582/
Zowi67402/
Zuwayed67149/
Juwi67106/
Zuwe6779/
Zhouwei6771/
Czujwid6763/
Zhuwayo6757/
Cuwi6744/
Zuvi6739/
Djouwai6728/
Dzouswa6720/
Cuwa6718/
Zouwaye6715/
Zhoubai6710/
Juwaied679/
Zhuweya677/
Zauwawe676/
Juwwaji674/
Suwaiha674/
Zhuwahu672/
Dzhubai672/
Zhuwauj671/
Seuwaji671/
Zubaihu671/
Zuwj671/
Zuwy671/

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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 Zuwai
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