Jwajwa Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jwajwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jwajwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Jwajwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jwajwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jwajwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,573,888th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jwajwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Jwajwa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 423,263. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 79 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent live. Besides South Africa Jwajwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Jwajwa Last Name Statistics demography

Jwajwa earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning R 336,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiwawa83115/
Iwajowa7717/
Ewajuwa771/
Jiwahwa771/
Iwawa73786/
Ewawa73180/
Zwawa7355/
Jwava731/
Zwawua67311/
Hwahwa6711/
Zwazwa675/
Cwacwa673/
Zwauwa671/
Ajwawe671/
Jiwawo671/
Khwawa671/
Juajua671/
Iwaiwa671/
Chwawa671/

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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 Jwajwa
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