Dozwa Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Dozwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 176 | 1:87,717 | 12,699 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Dozwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dozwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dozwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dozwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,218,745th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Dozwa are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 87,717. In Zimbabwe Dozwa is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 51 percent are found, Harare Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Dozwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Dozwa
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