Zweh Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1981:22,2652,192
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Zweh (122) may also be a first name.

Zweh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zweh is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Zweh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zweh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zweh is the 1,144,405th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Zweh reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Zweh is also the 844,248th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 122 people.

It is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 22,265. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Grand Gedeh County, where 86 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 13 percent reside and Sinoe County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Iran, where 0 percent reside.

Zweh Last Name Statistics demography

Zweh earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zweih8937/
Zweah891/
Zwe8622/
Zwheeh801/
Zwei7517/
Zwee752/
Hzwe752/
Zwea751/
Zwyh751/
Zwhy751/
Zwhi751/
Zwey751/
Chweh6727/
Cweha6711/
Zweej672/
Zhwei671/
Czwer670/

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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 Zweh
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