Gadzayi Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gadzayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gadzayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1531:100,90414,195
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Gadzayi (32) may also be a first name.

Gadzayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gadzayi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadzayi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gadzayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 32 people.

The last name Gadzayi is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 100,904. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 35 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Gadzayi occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gadzai92254/
Adzayi9214/
Gazayi921/
Ghadzai8614/
Gadhzai865/
Ghazayi862/
Gadzaye861/
Gazay83270/
Gazai83221/
Adzai831/
Ngadzaya801/
Adzoyi771,619/
Godzai77277/
Ghazai77208/
Adzaip7727/
Gazayo7722/
Ghazay7719/
Gadzey7716/
Adzhai7710/
Gazaie779/
Adzhay776/
Hadzai776/
Azzayi775/
Adzeyi775/
Gazaye774/
Gadzaj774/
Gaizai773/
Gazzai773/
Gatzai772/
Adzaye772/
Gazaia771/
Gazaya771/
Adzaya771/
Adzaia771/
Azai73263/
Azay73245/
Ngadzoi7134/
Hadzoyi7129/
Ghazzai7123/
Gadzhey7116/
Gatsayi7116/
Ghazaie719/
Ghazaye718/
Ahadzai712/
Ghazzay712/
Gaddsai711/
Ghodzai711/
Godzaye711/
Gouzayi711/
Goodzai711/
Adzaich711/
Gheazai711/
Hadzaid711/
Haidzai711/
Adzei671,394/
Adsay671,184/
Gazey67631/
Adzoa67500/
Gazea67395/
Hazai67300/
Azayo67272/
Azaye67201/
Hazay67108/
Azaie67106/
Gazau6766/
Gazui6745/
Azaya6744/
Auzai6740/
Azzai6737/
Adzoi6734/
Aazai6727/
Gozay6727/
Aizai6723/
Gozai6719/
Gazoi6714/
Azyie6710/
Adzaj677/
Azaia676/
Azaay675/
Auzay675/
Adsai675/
Gazei673/
Aazay673/
Azzay673/
Azaai673/
Aizay672/
Azaio672/
Gazuy672/
Gaudzeja672/
Ajzai672/
Ayzay672/
Gazoy671/
Gadzhiya671/
Azaih671/
Ngadzeye671/
Atzai671/

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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 Gadzayi
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