Bwanakazi Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Bwanakazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bwanakazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bwanakazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bwanakazi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bwanakazi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Bwanakazi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwanakazi reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Bwanakazi is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bwankazi | 94 | 7 | / |
| Bwankaazi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bankazi | 88 | 257 | / |
| Buwangaazi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Biankazi | 82 | 6 | / |
| Bankhazi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Bankazzi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Banakzai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bwankezi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bwenkazi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bonakazi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bankaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buwangazi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Banyakuzi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bunyakazi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bunkazi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bonkazi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bankaze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bankazo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bankuzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bounkazi | 71 | 421 | / |
| Bankházi | 71 | 25 | / |
| Bankz | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bwanguzi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bankhazy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Benekazi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Biankezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ben Akaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankuezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| bin Kazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankouezi | 67 | 117 | / |
| bin Kauzi | 67 | 27 | / |
| bin Khazi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Buwanguzi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pankaz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bawanguzi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Panagazzi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benkaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pangawazi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bankyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biankuezi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bwanakazi
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