Gadzai Surname
Approximately 254 people bear this surname
Gadzai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 252 | 1:61,263 | 9,239 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Gadzai (57) may also be a first name.
Gadzai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gadzai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gadzai occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gadzai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,003,904th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. Gadzai is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gadzai reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 57 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 61,263. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 27 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Gadzai
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