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 more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Johwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 921,780th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname is predominantly 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.

Johwa is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 94,713. In Zimbabwe Johwa is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 37 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Johwa exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 34 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

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Jojwa806/
Jhawa806/
Joowa803/
Ijowa802/
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Ijowha733/
Joyway733/
Johuah733/
Jouhua732/
Jiahwa732/
Jowath731/
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Jowaht731/
Jhawai731/
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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/
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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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