Zuwaira Surname
Approximately 7,580 people bear this surname
Zuwaira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,576 | 1:23,382 | 2,055 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Zuwaira (48,244) may also be a first name.
Zuwaira Demographics
Zuwaira Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Zuwaira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zuwaira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zuwaira is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zuwaira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zuwaira is the 65,831st most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 961,418 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zuwaira are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 19,074th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 48,244 people.
The surname Zuwaira is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,576 people, or 1 in 23,382. In Nigeria Zuwaira is most frequent in: Kebbi, where 21 percent live, Zamfara, where 16 percent live and Sokoto, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Zuwaira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.
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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 Zuwaira
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