Zuwu Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zuwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia441:100,1947,994
Lebanon281:201,3248,427
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Zuwu (112) may also be a first name.

Zuwu Last Name Facts

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

Zuwu is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Zuwu live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 885,979th most common first name at a global level, held by 112 people.

The last name is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 100,194. In Liberia Zuwu is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 68 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 30 percent reside and Margibi County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 37 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhuwu89158/
Zouwu8929/
Zuwuj891/
Zuwgu891/
Zuwau891/
Zuwhu891/
Zhuwau801,214/
ZhouWu80268/
Zuwahu80228/
Zhuwou802/
Zouwou802/
Suwu751,105/
Zubu751,022/
Zowu757/
Juwu753/
Cuwu751/
Zuvu751/
Zhuwahu732/
Suwuh67813/
Chuwu67365/
Juwau67270/
Suwau6772/
Zhiwu6727/
Dzubu6710/
Sauwu679/
Juwut677/
Zuibu677/
Cuiwu676/
Juwus676/
Zubau674/
Juwou673/
Zubou672/
Hsuwu672/
Zhowu672/
Seuwu671/
Zuwoo671/
Zoowu671/
Zaubu671/
Djuwu671/
Cuwuy671/
Juwud671/
Suiwu671/
Jauwu671/

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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 Zuwu
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