Pafiwa Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Pafiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 313 | 1:49,323 | 7,528 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Pafiwa (135) may also be a first name.
Pafiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pafiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pafiwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pafiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pafiwa is the 864,701st most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname Pafiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pafiwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pafiwa is also the 797,647th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 135 people.
Pafiwa is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 49,323. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 59 percent live, Harare Province, where 17 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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 Pafiwa
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