Dzemwa Surname
Approximately 621 people bear this surname
Dzemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 613 | 1:25,185 | 3,828 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Dzemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dzemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dzemwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dzemwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dzemwa is the 523,160th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. The surname Dzemwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dzemwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 613 people, or 1 in 25,185. In Zimbabwe Dzemwa is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 55 percent live, Harare Province, where 24 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Dzemwa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zemwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Dzemba | 83 | 83 | / |
| Dzamwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Zemwai | 83 | 7 | / |
| Dzimwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dzemwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zemway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zhemwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dzemwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dziemba | 77 | 741 | / |
| Dzeemwo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Dzembea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zemwe | 73 | 28 | / |
| Zemva | 73 | 26 | / |
| Zimwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Zamwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zenwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zemwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dzmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dziembaj | 71 | 68 | / |
| Dzimwash | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dzimba | 67 | 2,573 | / |
| Zhomwa | 67 | 308 | / |
| Chemwa | 67 | 264 | / |
| Tsemwa | 67 | 229 | / |
| Dzimwe | 67 | 150 | / |
| Dzembo | 67 | 86 | / |
| Dzembe | 67 | 66 | / |
| Zenway | 67 | 11 | / |
| Czemba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zimwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zzimwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziemva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzimwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zomwai | 67 | 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 Dzemwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis