Zwal Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Zwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwal occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Zwal is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Zwal reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 88 percent live and Sokoto, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Egypt, where 5 percent live.

Zwal Last Name Statistics demography

Zwal earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwaal89633/
Czwal89112/
Zwale8954/
Zwahl8930/
Zwall8927/
Zwail8922/
Zhwal891/
Zwalt891/
Rzwal891/
Zwallh8021/
Zwalle803/
Zwalhe801/
Zwagli801/
Zual75370/
Zbal75244/
Zwol75130/
Zval752/
Tzval67370/
Zweil67337/
Chwal67283/
Zuale67147/
Zwoll6777/
Øzbal6735/
Cwall672/
Jwalt671/
Dzwol671/
Jwall671/
Jwald670/
Zwole670/
Zvale670/

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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 Zwal
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