Dhluwayo Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dhluwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhluwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Dhluwayo Last Name Facts

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

Dhluwayo is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhluwayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dhluwayo is the 3,543,123rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Dhluwayo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dhluwayo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Dhluwayo is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 45 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 45 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dluwayo9320/
Dhliwayo8822,543/
Dhlowayo889/
Dhlliwayo822/
Dhliwahyo821/
Dliwayo801,274/
Dlhiwayo7532/
Dhliwaye757/
Dhliwayi751/
Dhliwayu751/
Dliway712/
Dliwayi672/
Dliwaya672/
Dilloway63664/
Dilliway63139/
Dhlivaio637/
Delloway630/

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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 Dhluwayo
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