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 occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 31 percent of Zwi live; 28 percent live in Southern Africa and 28 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 594,918th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 228 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

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