Zway Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Libya

Zway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Zway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zway has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Zway are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Zway is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Ecuador, where 8 percent reside.

Zway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zway Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning R 242,976 per year and in United States they earn 131.03% more than the national average, earning $99,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwayi89622/
Zwaya8943/
Zwaay896/
Zwaye896/
Zwa861,216/
Zwy8611/
Zwayed80164/
Zwayeh801/
Dzwa75190/
Zwau7589/
Zbay7568/
Zwas7547/
Zwai7536/
Zwaz7513/
Zwaa7510/
Zhwa754/
Zwua753/
Rzwa753/
Cway752/
Zwha752/
Dzwy751/
Hzwa751/
Zzwa751/
Zwah751/
Rzwy751/
Zwea751/
Zwey751/
Zwhy751/
Zwiy751/
Zwuy751/
Zwyh751/
Zwyp751/
Zzwy751/
Zswa751/
Zcwy751/
Xzwa751/
Czwa751/
Zuay750/
Zwayhed7312/
Cwayi67459/
Jwayi67190/
Zwatz67149/
Zvayi67132/
Zwahu6784/
Zwawe6759/
Zhwau6748/
Zwaap6746/
Zwass6745/
Zwiyo6744/
Chway6718/
Jwayo6714/
Øzbay677/
Zuaye677/
Zwiea675/
Zwait675/
Zweya674/
Tsway674/
Zuayu673/
Zhvay673/
Zwahe673/
Zuaya672/
Zvaya672/
Zwatt672/
Zweye672/
Zwhad671/
Zswyy671/
Zwaie671/
Rzwha671/
Zweyi671/
Dzwas671/
Zweia671/
Zwiya671/
Czwaj671/
Zwash671/
Zwast671/
Zvayh671/
Zwiye671/
Zuahy671/
Zwath671/
Zweah671/
Hzbay671/
Zwaha670/

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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 Zway
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