Kuzwa Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Kuzwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Kuźwa (1) are calculated separately.
Kuzwa (11) may also be a first name.
Kuzwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuzwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuzwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Kuźwa. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuzwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kuzwa is the 1,235,409th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kuzwa are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 11 people.
Kuzwa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 350,607. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 42 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuźwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kauzwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Khuzwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kurzwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kuczwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuczwaj | 83 | 34 | / |
| Kuedzwa | 83 | 33 | / |
| Khuzway | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kuzwaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khuzwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuzwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuczwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuczway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kizwa | 80 | 124 | / |
| Kuzua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kucwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kuzwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khuzwayd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kutswa | 73 | 788 | / |
| Kuzhba | 73 | 429 | / |
| Kucwaj | 73 | 305 | / |
| Kucway | 73 | 52 | / |
| Kuchwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Khuzwi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kauzwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kuzbay | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kucwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuizva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuczba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuzbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korzwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kudzua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khozwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kutshwa | 67 | 579 | / |
| Khutswa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Khuzbah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuchhwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kutchwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khuchwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouzwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuzwyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuchwah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kuzwa
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