Kwashirayi Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kwashirayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kwashirayi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1941:79,57911,668
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kwashirayi (50) may also be a first name.

Kwashirayi Last Name Facts

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

Kwashirayi is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwashirayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,206,588th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwashirayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kwashirayi is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 50 people.

The last name Kwashirayi is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 79,579. In Zimbabwe Kwashirayi is most common in: Harare Province, where 26 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 15 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwashirai95833/
Kkwashirai901/
Kwashairai901/
Kwashiorai901/
Gwashirayi901/
Kwasireyi847/
Gwashirai843/
Kwasairai841/
Gwasirai781/
Gwazireyi6318/

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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 Kwashirayi
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