Gozwa Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Gozwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gozwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gozwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gozwa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gozwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gozwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,385,851st most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gozwa reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Gozwa is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Outside of The DR Congo Gozwa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godzwa | 91 | 71 | / |
| Ngozwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gozwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ozwa | 89 | 39 | / |
| Ngodzwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gozua | 80 | 157 | / |
| Gazwa | 80 | 47 | / |
| Goswa | 80 | 45 | / |
| Gozva | 80 | 36 | / |
| Guzwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hozwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oozwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goetzswa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goswai | 73 | 79 | / |
| Ghazwa | 73 | 55 | / |
| Guzhwa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Godzva | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gazhwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Godźwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ngozua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kgojwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gosway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goshwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gazway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gozhva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gozweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gazwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Godsway | 67 | 1,709 | / |
| Ozua | 67 | 777 | / |
| Azwa | 67 | 761 | / |
| Ng'oswa | 67 | 95 | / |
| Ozba | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ghojwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngadzwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorzuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goshwai | 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
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- 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 Gozwa
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