Zwi Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Zwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Zwi (228) may also be a first name.

Zwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwi has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 31 percent of Zwi are found; 28 percent are found in Southern Africa and 28 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zwi is also the 594,918th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 228 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Zwi is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Zwi Last Name Statistics demography

Zwi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rzwi861,876/
Zwai8636/
Zwei8617/
Zwid865/
Zwii864/
Zwgi862/
Zswi861/
Zhwi861/
Zwwi861/
Zwiz861/
Zwiy861/
Zwio861/
Zwhi861/
Zwip861/
Zweih7537/
Zwipf7532/
Zwich756/
Zwish756/
Zwiea755/
Zwait755/
Drzwi753/
Zweiz752/
Zwith751/
Zjwui751/
Srzwi751/
Tszwi751/
Zhwei751/
Zui672,645/
Zwa671,216/
Zvi67430/
Zwaaij6728/
Cwi6723/
Zwe6722/
Zweije6719/
Zbi6718/
Zwy6711/
Zwj675/
Dzwisz671/
Zwicht671/
Tszwai671/

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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 Zwi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis