Duwaza Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Duwaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duwaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Duwaza Last Name Facts

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

Duwaza is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duwaza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Duwaza is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Duwaza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Duwaza are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Duwaza is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Duwaza is primarily found in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 90 percent live and Zanzibar North Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diwaza83104/
Dubaza8320/
Duvaza8319/
Dowaza834/
Duwasa832/
Duwazo831/
Duwayzi771/
Duvadzha712/
Duiwatsa711/
Dubazaha711/
Duwage67454/
Duvasa67180/
Duveza6775/
Duwaji6759/
Diwasa6737/
Divaza6728/
Duwagi6714/
Duwesa6712/
Duwase674/
Dubaze673/
Duwasi673/
Dubazi671/
Duvazo671/

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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 Duwaza
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