Tafadzwa Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
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.
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.
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