Khwaza Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

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

Khwaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khwaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8641:62,7067,895
India581:13,225,265229,403
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Khwaza (290) may also be a first name.

Khwaza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khwaza (Hindi: ख्वाजा, Marathi: खाज़ा) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Khwaza.

How Common Is The Last Name Khwaza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 381,502nd most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,802,512 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Khwaza reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Khwaza is also the 518,802nd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 290 people.

Khwaza is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 864 people, or 1 in 62,706. In South Africa Khwaza is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, North West, where 21 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Khwaza Last Name Statistics demography

Khwaza earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.94% less than the national average, earning R 114,204 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwaeza925/
K'Hwaza925/
Khwazad921/
Khwazaa921/
Kh'waza921/
Kwaza913,196/
Hwaza9127/
Kwazay8346/
Khwasa8346/
Khweza8346/
Kwaaza8334/
Hwazha8316/
Kwazea839/
Kwazza833/
Khuaza832/
Khwazi832/
Kwaiza831/
Kwazai831/
Khwaze831/
Khvaza831/
Khwajah77598/
Khwatsa77235/
Kwaizah7738/
Kwazaha7719/
Khwacha774/
Khwarzi772/
Khbazah771/
Khwasai771/
Khwajja771/
Kwahzea771/
Khwagia771/
Kwazo73745/
Huaza73144/
Kwoza733/
Hbaza732/
Cwaza731/
Qwaza731/
Khwatsha71168/
Khwachai715/
Khwatcha711/
Khvatzha711/
Khvadzha711/
Huarza67180/
Kwajja67176/
Khwesa67101/
Chuaza6757/
Kwatja6737/
Qhwazi6735/
Kwajah6734/
Huayza6711/
Kwazzo6710/
Kwadja675/
Khbaze673/
Gqwaza672/
Khuasa672/
Khwasi672/
Khbazi672/
Hweiza672/
Kwazou672/
Kwagea672/
Khvasa671/
Huazai671/
Hwasai671/
Khwage671/
Khwase671/
Kwazoo671/
Jwuaza671/
Khwaso671/
Kwazoh671/

Khwaza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khwaza in the Marathi language
खाज़ाkhaza-
Khwaza in the Hindi language
ख्वाजाkhvaja87.5
खवाजाkhavaja12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khwaza
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