Dzavakwa Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Dzavakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 355 | 1:43,488 | 6,703 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Dzavakwa (15) may also be a first name.
Dzavakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dzavakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dzavakwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dzavakwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 757,040th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname Dzavakwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Dzavakwa are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name Dzavakwa is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 355 people, or 1 in 43,488. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 45 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 20 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzawakwa | 88 | 13 | / |
| Dzivakwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Dzvaka | 86 | 378 | / |
| Dzvukwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Dzivakwi | 75 | 887 | / |
| Dzivakwe | 75 | 253 | / |
| Douzavak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzafakwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzevakwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzyvak | 71 | 116 | / |
| Dzivak | 71 | 37 | / |
| Dzavik | 71 | 15 | / |
| Dzivakwie | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dzvake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzivakayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dziviak | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dzvugwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzuviak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzivaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzivake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zavagua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chabokwa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Dzavakwa
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