Gwazai Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Gwazai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwazai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe951:162,50820,181
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
England21:27,859,030389,889

Gwazai (30) may also be a first name.

Gwazai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwazai occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwazai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwazai are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwazai is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 30 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 162,508. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 53 percent are found, Harare Province, where 35 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 14 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwazayi9246/
Gwadzai9227/
Ngwazai923/
Gwaza9114,730/
Gwazi9183/
Gwadzayi8629/
Ngwazayi861/
Gwazah83638/
Gbazai8353/
Gwadzi8339/
Gwazhi8328/
Gwazha8321/
Gwazie8321/
Gwarza8321/
Gwazza8321/
Gwadza8317/
Gqwazi8317/
Gwazia8310/
Kgwaza839/
Gwazaa836/
Gwauza832/
Gwaaza832/
Gwaizi832/
Gqwaza832/
Kwazai831/
Gwazat831/
Gwaiza831/
Gwazja831/
Gwuaza831/
Gwahza831/
Gcwazi831/
Ngwadzayi80157/
Ngwazah7746/
Gwaidza7733/
Gwedzai7715/
Ngqwaza778/
Gwuazah778/
Gwazayo775/
Ngwadza773/
Gbazaie771/
Gwazeya771/
Ngcwaza771/
Ngwazzi771/
Hgqwazi771/
Gwarzah771/
Gwazaha771/
Gwazzah771/
Gwaze733,452/
Kwaza733,196/
Guaza733,156/
Gwasa731,394/
Gbaza731,031/
Gwoza73734/
Gwaji73253/
Gbazi73250/
Kwazi73217/
Qwazi73191/
Gweza73157/
Guazi73139/
Gwozi73118/
Gwagi73116/
Gwasi7327/
Gwezi7318/
Cwazi735/
Gwaca735/
Cwaza731/
Qwaza731/
Kwadzayi7122/
Ngwaudza711/
Gwedzayi711/
Ngwazaye711/
Ngwaziye711/
Guazzi67885/
Kwaasi67528/
Kgwasi67379/
Guazha67360/
Gwacha67246/
Gwachi67106/
Gbazie6777/
Kwazay6746/
Guayza6736/
Guaiza6735/
Kwaaza6734/
Gwazhe6733/
Gbozai6731/
Kgwasa6725/
Gwadze6721/
Gbadza6721/
Guasai6716/
Gwozza6713/
Gwedzi6712/
Kwazhi6710/
Kwazea679/
Guazca679/
Kwadza678/
Guazza677/
Gwatsa677/
Gwaize677/
Gwaase676/
Gwedza675/
Kwazah674/
Gwajha674/
Gwaise674/
Gbadzi674/
Guazah674/
Kwazie673/
Kwazza673/
Gqweza673/
Guadzi672/
Guarzi672/
Gwadja672/
Guarza672/
Gwaisa672/
Gvazoa671/
Gwasit671/
Gbazzi671/
Gbazea671/
Kwarza671/
Gwajas671/
Gwezie671/
Gwasaa671/
Guaçai671/
Kwasai671/
Kwazia671/
Gbazoi671/
Gueazi671/
Guahza671/
Guajai671/
Guacai671/
Gwaaze671/
Gwadji671/
Gwajja671/
Gwatsi671/
Gwazeu671/
Nqwaza671/
Gwasau671/
Gweeza671/
Gwajah671/
Kwaiza671/
Kwatza671/
Kgwezi671/
Gqwasi671/
Gcwasa671/
Gcweza671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gwazai
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