Dzowa Surname

239,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dzowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dzowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2291:13,9292,189
Zimbabwe4071:37,9325,884
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Dzowa Last Name Facts

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

Dzowa is found most frequently in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dzowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dzowa is the 239,727th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,363,800 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dzowa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Dzowa is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,229 people, or 1 in 13,929. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Dzowa Last Name Statistics demography

Dzowa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.75% less than the national average, earning R 88,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzouwa9124/
Dzowah914/
Zowa892,207/
Dzouswa8320/
Dzouwai831/
Zowah80410/
Dzoba80244/
Zoway80169/
Zhowa8049/
Zouwa8025/
Dzova8022/
Dzowo8016/
Zohwa8013/
Zoowa809/
Dzawa803/
Zowai802/
Zowha802/
Zowea801/
Zow75125/
Dzioba732,642/
Dziova73314/
Dzawua73152/
Dzhoba7320/
Dziawa7320/
Dzouwo7318/
Dzawai7314/
Zouwai7313/
Zouway7311/
Dzouba738/
Zhowau732/
Dzhova732/
Dzovai732/
Zhohwa731/
Dzawah731/
Zhuowa731/
Dzawau731/
Dzeuwa731/
Dzuova731/
Dzowou731/
Zawa672,950/
Cowa67412/
Zova67318/
Zowo6776/
Dzab6744/
Dziowgo6737/
Dzof6736/
Zouw673/
Hzow672/
Dzob672/
Dzaw672/
Dzaf671/
Zoyw671/
Dzahawa671/
Dzaouha671/
Dzav671/
Zuow671/
Zojw671/
Zovw671/
Zowh671/

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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 Dzowa
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