Dwadwa Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

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

Dwadwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwadwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Dwadwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dwadwa is found most in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dwadwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwadwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 980,795th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dwadwa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 214,991. In South Africa Dwadwa is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 31 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent are found and Free State, where 17 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Dwadwa Last Name Statistics demography

Dwadwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.65% less than the national average, earning R 143,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwaidwai861/
Dwadwe831/
Duhadway71163/
Duadua67270/
Twatwa67207/
Thwatwa624/
Twaatwa621/
Thwathwa5724/
Twaitwai571/
Duhaduay570/
Dwoodwaid531/
Dbadbo502/
Twedwa501/
Thwaathwai501/
Dwodwa501/

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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 Dwadwa
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