Zvavamwe Surname

248,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zvavamwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zvavamwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,5701:9,8331,229
England81:6,964,757184,742
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Zvavamwe (72) may also be a first name.

Zvavamwe Last Name Facts

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

Zvavamwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zvavamwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zvavamwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zvavamwe is the 248,859th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,566,132 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zvavamwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zvavamwe is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 72 people.

This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,570 people, or 1 in 9,833. In Zimbabwe Zvavamwe is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 22 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zvavame931/
Zvavmwe931/
Zvevamwe8855/
Zvawamwe8838/
Zvovamwe8838/
Zwavamwe8811/
Zvewamwe7526/
Zwawamwe7520/
Zvowamwe751/
Svavami671/
Zvavuyoma591/
Sivavuma501/
Saphavam501/
Zvfm501/

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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
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  • 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 Zvavamwe
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