Mawadze Surname

379,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mawadze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawadze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9381:16,4592,399
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mawadze Last Name Facts

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

Mawadze occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawadze? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 379,286th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,744,470 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawadze live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 938 people, or 1 in 16,459. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 62 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 13 percent reside and Harare Province, where 11 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Mawadze exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawaze922/
Mawadza86430/
Mawadzi86181/
Mawedze8681/
Mavadze8632/
Mawazhe8617/
Maiwaze861/
Mabadze861/
Mawodze861/
Mabadzhe8027/
Mahwedze8016/
Mahwadza801/
Mawazeeh801/
Maweze77845/
Mawazi77272/
Mawace775/
Mawoze771/
Mewaze771/
Mawodza71550/
Mavodze71320/
Maiwazi71112/
Mabodze71111/
Mavazhe7189/
Mawache7134/
Mawaazi7120/
Mawatse7113/
Mawhace716/
Mawuazi715/
Mawazzi715/
Mawheze712/
Mawedzi711/
Mawacie711/
Mavadza711/
Maiwaazi67198/
Mavhodze6715/
Moswadzi678/
Maiwaizi677/
Mabodzhe673/
Mabadzhi672/
Mavazzhe671/
Mehvadze671/
Maiwwazi671/
Mahwache671/
Mabhodze671/

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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 Mawadze
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