Zwaye Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Zwaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Zwaye (8) may also be a first name.

Zwaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zwaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺍﻱ) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zwaye is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Zwaye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zwaye reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Zwaye is also the 4,213,784th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 8 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Zwayeh911/
Zway8912/
Zwayyed8314/
Zwayhed8312/
Zwayyer831/
Zwayi80622/
Zwawe8059/
Zwaya8043/
Zuaye807/
Zwaay806/
Zweye802/
Zwiye801/
Zwaie801/
Zuayea735/
Zuayed734/
Zbayei733/
Chwaye732/
Zwawei731/
Zwawie731/
Tswaye731/
Zwau6789/
Zbay6768/
Zouhaye6766/
Zwai6736/
Zwei6717/
Jwayyed6714/
Zwaa6710/
Cway672/
Zwuy671/
Zwoe671/
Zwey671/
Zwea671/
Zuay670/

Zwaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zwaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺍﻱalzway-

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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 Zwaye
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