Tavagwisa Surname

370,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tavagwisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tavagwisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9651:15,9982,310
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Tavagwisa (176) may also be a first name.

Tavagwisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tavagwisa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavagwisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 370,384th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,512,934 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tavagwisa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tavagwisa is also the 687,834th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 176 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 965 people, or 1 in 15,998. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 35 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Tavagwisa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tavangwisa9510/
Tawagwisa8928/
Tavagwasa891/
Tawangwisa841/
Tabagwisha841/
Tavakwiza781/
Davagsa751/
Tavakis751/
Tyavkasa714/
Tafa Guissa708/
Tavkas6754/
Tavakhisi671/
Tivaguiza671/

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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 Tavagwisa
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