Datawa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Datawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Datawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Datawa (13) may also be a first name.

Datawa Last Name Facts

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

Datawa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Datawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Datawa is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Datawa are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 13 people.

It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 50 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Datawa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dattawa922/
Datava8354/
Databa8325/
Dotawa835/
Datowa833/
Datawe833/
Datavad77199/
Datawee7773/
Dataeva7739/
Dhataba7713/
Dateawe771/
Datavat771/
Datouwa771/
Dautowa771/
Daitaba771/
Doutawa771/
Dathaba771/
Datgawe771/
Dathawi771/
Dotaway770/
Dattavad71199/
Databhai7179/
Dautaeva7115/
Daytaeva718/
Dathawee717/
Datthawi714/
Daatavat713/
Dattabay713/
Dhatavad712/
Daithawe712/
Dashtawi711/
Dattavai711/
Dathavad711/
Dathaeva711/
Dettaway711/
Dhatavat711/
Dhatavai711/
Datova6790/
Datewo6739/
Dateva6711/
Datave677/
Datavi674/
Datavo672/
Databe672/
Detowa671/
Databo671/
Datowe671/
Detawo671/
Databi671/
Dotewa671/
Dautabhai671/
Datthavad671/

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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 Datawa
  • 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