Dzelwa Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

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

Dzelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dzelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1581:342,89731,680

Dzelwa Last Name Facts

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

Dzelwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dzelwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dzelwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dzelwa is the 1,385,851st most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Dzelwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dzelwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Dzelwa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 342,897. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 94 percent reside, Gauteng, where 5 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside.

Dzelwa Last Name Statistics demography

Dzelwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.76% less than the national average, earning R 136,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzielwa921/
Zelwa91114/
Zelway831/
Zlwa801/
Zellway778/
Zilwa731,361/
Zelua734/
Celwa732/
Zlewa731/
Dzlva731/
Chelwa67574/
Czilwa6727/
Tselwa673/
Cellwa672/
Dsilwa672/
Dzilba671/
Czylwa671/
Zilwai671/

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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 Dzelwa
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