Dliwayo Surname

298,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dliwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dliwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8161:18,9192,808
South Africa4431:122,29714,473
England121:4,643,172139,951
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dliwayo (15) may also be a first name.

Dliwayo Last Name Facts

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

Dliwayo is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dliwayo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 298,749th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,720,209 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dliwayo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dliwayo is also the 2,900,335th most common first name internationally, held by 15 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 816 people, or 1 in 18,919. In Zimbabwe Dliwayo is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 47 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 15 percent live and Midlands Province, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 35 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Dliwayo Last Name Statistics demography

Dliwayo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning R 222,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhliwayo9322,543/
Dlhiwayo9332/
Dliway922/
Dhliwayio887/
Dhlliwayo882/
Dhliwayop881/
Dhliwayyo881/
Dhliwahyo881/
Dluwayo8620/
Dlewayo863/
Dliwaya862/
Dliwayi862/
Dilliway80139/
Dhluwayo8031/
Dhlewayo8011/
Dhliwaye807/
Dhliwayu801/
Dhliwayi801/
Dhlivaio677/
Dilleway671/
Dhillibayi591/
Dillibai531/
Dellevay530/

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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 Dliwayo
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