Zwei Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Zwei (24) may also be a first name.

Zwei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwei is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zwei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Zwei is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Zwei reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Zwei is primarily found in: Benue, where 73 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Gombe, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zweih8937/
Zweiz892/
Zweyi891/
Zweia891/
Zhwei891/
Zwi8639/
Zwe8622/
Zweihi80197/
Zweije8019/
Rzwi751,876/
Zweh75210/
Zwet75101/
Zwez7556/
Zwai7536/
Zwid755/
Zwii754/
Cwei754/
Zwgi752/
Zzwe752/
Zwee752/
Zwes752/
Hzwe752/
Zwea751/
Zwoe751/
Zwey751/
Zwge751/
Zwip751/
Zvei751/
Zwio751/
Zcwe751/
Zbei751/
Zswi751/
Zhwi751/
Zwwi751/
Zwiz751/
Zwiy751/
Zwhi751/
Zweiach732/
Zbeih67908/
Zwayi67622/
Zweep67529/
Zwets67187/
Zwawe6759/
Zwiyo6744/
Zweihaus6735/
Zwipf6732/
Tswei6727/
Chwei6711/
Zwehr678/
Zueyi677/
Zwish676/
Zwaye676/
Zwich676/
Zwait675/
Zwiea675/
Zweya674/
Drzwi673/
Zwahe673/
Zweej672/
Zweye672/
Zweah671/
Zjwui671/
Zwaie671/
Srzwi671/
Tszwi671/
Zwech671/
Zwith671/
Zwiye671/
Rzwee671/
Zuawe671/
Zwiya671/
Hzwer671/
Jweyi671/
Zbeie671/
Zveia671/
Zwees670/
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 Zwei
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