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 found most in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gozwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gozwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,385,851st most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. Gozwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gozwa are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Gozwa
- 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