Tawanza Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tawanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Tawanza (56) may also be a first name.

Tawanza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawanza is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tawanza.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawanza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tawanza is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Tawanza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tawanza are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 56 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawanzai931/
Tawanja8630/
Tawanca866/
Tabanza865/
Tawenza861/
Tawansa861/
Tabanzai8053/
Tavanzad807/
Tawandja802/
Tahwenza801/
Tawantsa801/
Tawanchay752/
Tawanchat751/
Tawanchai751/
Tawansi71624/
Tawansy71534/
Tabansa7164/
Tawancy717/
Towanca716/
Tawange715/
Tabanze712/
Tawangi711/
Towanja711/
Tawanje711/
Tawamsa711/
Tabonza711/
Tavamzad677/
Tavandzi675/
Tawanshy671/
Tabantsa671/
Toubanza671/
Tabounza671/
Tajwansi671/

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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 Tawanza
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