Dwashi Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Dwashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 143 | 1:370,221 | 27,074 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Dwashi (146) may also be a first name.
Dwashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dwashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dwashi occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dwashi.
How Common Is The Last Name Dwashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dwashi is the 1,471,719th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Dwashi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dwashi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Dwashi is also the 763,528th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 146 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 370,221. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 91 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwasi | 91 | 603 | / |
| Dwaseh | 83 | 16 | / |
| Dwadsi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Dvashi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dweshi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Twashi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dwassi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dwasha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dwashe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Duaship | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dhbashi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dwasher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dwascha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dwase | 73 | 294 | / |
| Dwesi | 73 | 93 | / |
| Dvasi | 73 | 52 | / |
| Duasi | 73 | 42 | / |
| Twasi | 73 | 25 | / |
| Dbasi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dwasa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Duhaschi | 71 | 84 | / |
| Twasha | 67 | 27 | / |
| Twachi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tuashi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tweshi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Duoshi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dvachi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twatsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dwassy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwaase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thwasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duaseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwaizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duasie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dwashi
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