Dingwiza Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dingwiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dingwiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1951:79,17011,618
England61:9,286,343223,652
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Dingwiza Last Name Facts

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

Dingwiza occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dingwiza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,177,228th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dingwiza live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Dingwiza is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 79,170. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 45 percent reside, Harare Province, where 24 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Swaziland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dungwiza8859/
Dinguiza889/
Dhungwiza821/
Dinguizai821/
Dangwaza7549/
Dinguizi752/
Dingwiso751/
Dengwize751/
Dinguize751/
Tungwiza751/
Dinakuiza7162/
Dhungwaza711/
Dienakuiza674/
Dinkizwayo671/
Dan Gawaza671/
Danhagwaza671/
Dinguije631/

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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 Dingwiza
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