Tafadzwa Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tafadzwa Surname Definition:

Tafadzwa is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a child that is born after numerous deaths in the family.

Tafadzwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Tafadzwa (20,285) may also be a first name.

Tafadzwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tafadzwa is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a child that is born after numerous deaths in the family.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Tafadzwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tafadzwa occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafadzwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Tafadzwa reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 37,403rd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 20,285 people.

The last name Tafadzwa is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 128,643. Not including Botswana Tafadzwa is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tavidzwa756/
Tivdzwa671/

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