Degwa Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Degwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 163 | 1:94,713 | 13,461 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Degwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Degwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Degwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Degwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,129,067th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name Degwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Degwa are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 94,713. In Zimbabwe Degwa is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 55 percent live, Midlands Province, where 12 percent live and Harare Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degway | 91 | 93 | / |
| Degwai | 91 | 49 | / |
| Dhegwa | 91 | 15 | / |
| Degwas | 91 | 3 | / |
| Deghwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Diegwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Doegwai | 83 | 110 | / |
| Deagwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Degba | 80 | 520 | / |
| Digwa | 80 | 391 | / |
| Dagwa | 80 | 288 | / |
| Degwi | 80 | 273 | / |
| Degwy | 80 | 248 | / |
| Dekwa | 80 | 146 | / |
| Dogwa | 80 | 48 | / |
| Degwe | 80 | 30 | / |
| Degua | 80 | 30 | / |
| Degva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Decwa | 80 | 0 | / |
| Degvat | 73 | 159 | / |
| Deagua | 73 | 131 | / |
| Deckwa | 73 | 83 | / |
| Dagwai | 73 | 67 | / |
| Deguay | 73 | 36 | / |
| Dagway | 73 | 27 | / |
| Digway | 73 | 26 | / |
| Deegba | 73 | 19 | / |
| Degwer | 73 | 18 | / |
| Deguah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Deukwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Diggwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Dhogwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Deagba | 73 | 6 | / |
| Degbai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dekwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tdagwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Digwah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Degbaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dhigwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dagwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Deagwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Degwoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhagwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Degwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deugwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dekwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deghba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deghua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Degwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deguea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deguas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dohgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Degwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dekwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deegua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deigba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diegua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dagkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Degbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Degbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deguha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Digwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deaguas | 67 | 913 | / |
| Deghuha | 67 | 90 | / |
| Deegbay | 67 | 38 | / |
| Daigwau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Degwood | 67 | 5 | / |
| Deagbah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deyguha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deyngua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekgbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deguhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deegbaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daygwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deghbaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhegvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dighwad | 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
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- 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 Degwa
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