Dwaba Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dwaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2681:202,15621,624
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Dwaba Last Name Facts

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

Dwaba is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwaba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 725,073rd most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dwaba live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Dwaba is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 202,156. In South Africa Dwaba is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 29 percent live, Free State, where 23 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 22 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 30 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Dwaba Last Name Statistics demography

Dwaba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.66% less than the national average, earning R 174,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ddwaba911/
Dweba802,715/
Dbaba80436/
Duaba80112/
Dwabe8042/
Twaba806/
Dwabi803/
Duabai7364/
Twauba734/
Twaiba733/
Dweiba732/
Dbabaa732/
Twaaba731/
Twaboa731/
Dwavaj731/
Dwaibi731/
Dhuabaa671/
Thwaiba671/
Douhaba671/
Twashba671/
Duabeah671/

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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 Dwaba
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