Jowasi Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jowasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Jowasi (409) may also be a first name.

Jowasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jowasi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowasi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Jowasi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jowasi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 426,190th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 409 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 45 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 45 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 31 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjowasi9275/
Jowashi921/
Yowasi83350/
Sowasi83111/
Jawasi8341/
Jowasa831/
Juwasi831/
Sowashi7715/
Jawashi775/
Yowashi772/
Jovashi771/
Juwasih771/
Jawasih771/
Jovhasi771/
Juwasei771/
Yowaasi771/
Zowassi771/
Jobashi771/
Djawasis714/
Ijowuaji713/
Jovaisis712/
Youwasai711/
Joybashi711/
Sawasi672,504/
Sowazi67837/
Jawaji67321/
Sovasi67136/
Javasi6754/
Yovasi6730/
Jawagi6730/
Yawasi6726/
Jubasi6725/
Jawase6719/
Juwasa6715/
Jawasa6714/
Jobase6711/
Sowaci6710/
Jawazi679/
Covasi677/
Jabasi677/
Yuwasi676/
Jovaji675/
Jabosi675/
Javesi673/
Juvasi672/
Youasi672/
Juwasy671/
Cowaci671/
Jawosi671/
Zobasi671/
Yowaji671/
Jobaci671/
Yowasa671/
Yowagi671/
Jobasé671/
Jowaza671/
Jowesy670/

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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 Jowasi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis