Gwazani Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gwazani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwazani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7061:24,2483,692
Zimbabwe1521:101,56714,271
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gwazani (19) may also be a first name.

Gwazani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwazani has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwazani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,994th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. The last name Gwazani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwazani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gwazani is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 706 people, or 1 in 24,248. Other than Malawi Gwazani occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwazane8669/
Kwazani863/
Kwaizani801/
Kwadzani801/
Guazzagni759/
Kwadzanai751/
Guacani71122/
Quazani712/
Guazoni711/
Guazzoni67760/
Quazzani679/
Cuazzani671/
Kwatsanie632/
Kwatshani631/
Guazone571/
Kwachane531/
Gwaicona531/
Quachani531/
Kwatshana50240/
Guazzonne5013/
Kwatshane501/

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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 Gwazani
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