Johwa Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Johwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1631:94,71313,461
Botswana991:22,0904,408
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Johwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Johwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Johwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Johwa is the 921,780th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Johwa are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 94,713. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Bulawayo Province, where 37 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent are found and Harare Province, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 34 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Johwah911/
Jowa891,890/
Joshwua832/
Johwatz831/
Johwach830/
Jowah80229/
Joway80179/
Jobha8042/
Jahwa8038/
Jouwa8026/
Jowai8012/
Johwo8011/
Jojwa806/
Jhawa806/
Joowa803/
Ijowa802/
Joywa802/
Jowau801/
Jowea801/
Jiowa801/
Joshua73224,347/
Joshva73119/
Jahawa7311/
Jochua734/
Ijowha733/
Joyway733/
Johuah733/
Jouhua732/
Jiahwa732/
Jowath731/
Ajowha731/
Ijoowa731/
Joohua731/
Jahwai731/
Jowaht731/
Jhawai731/
Johvai731/
Jouwah731/
Jouway731/
Jaouha731/
Ojowah731/
Yohwah731/
Jihawa731/
Jahway731/
Jawa6720,595/
Yowa6712,465/
Joba675,535/
Jova671,581/
Jowo67581/
Iowa6749/
Josshua6732/
Joushua6730/
Hajoway6719/
Joshsua677/
Jooshua677/
Joshuas676/
Eowa676/
Jooswat674/
Joshhua674/
Jahwash674/
Ojowoha673/
Joshuad672/
Ejiohua671/
Juoshua671/
Josuhas671/
Joishua671/
Jochuas671/
Joshuea671/
Hijahwa671/
Ejiohwo671/
Jyoshua671/
Joibhai671/
Jahshwa671/
Joshuay671/
Joshuaa671/
Jahaway670/
Yoshway670/

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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 Johwa
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