Dozwa Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dozwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dozwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1761:87,71712,699
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dozwa Last Name Facts

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

Dozwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dozwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,218,745th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dozwa live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Dozwa is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 87,717. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 51 percent are found, Harare Province, where 19 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dozwah9167/
Dozva80620/
Dazwa80107/
Duzwa8028/
Doswa802/
Dezwa801/
Dozbay736/
Dozvah731/
Dazwah731/
Douswa731/
Dhoswa731/
Dosway730/
Dochwat6737/
Dorzuah676/
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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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