Karahwa Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Karahwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Karahwa (16) may also be a first name.
Karahwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karahwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karahwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karahwa? popularity and diffusion
Karahwa is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Karahwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karahwa live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Karahwa is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename throughout the world, held by 16 people.
It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 68 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 24 percent are found and Harare Province, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Karahwa
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