Xawa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Xawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Xawa (491) may also be a first name.

Xawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xawa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Xawa are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Xawa is also the 383,498th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 491 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. Outside of South Africa Xawa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nxawa892/
Gxawa892/
Xawap891/
Xhawa891/
Xhaswa802/
Ngxawa802/
Xawaad801/
Xaba7567,456/
Sawa7548,981/
Xava7512/
Xawe754/
Xawy751/
Xowa751/
Xhauywa731/
Sawai6734,251/
Shawa6733,869/
Sawah673,289/
Chawa671,807/
Saiwa671,794/
Saway671,678/
Gxowa671,627/
Sauwa67984/
Gxaba67577/
Saawa67237/
Sawwa67223/
Sahwa67205/
Siawa67155/
Sawaa67101/
Nxowa6751/
Sawea6743/
Sawua6743/
Xhaba6735/
Saywa6734/
Xhava6730/
Sawha6729/
Sawau6728/
Seawa6719/
Sajwa6717/
Sawaj6714/
Xawes6712/
Zawea678/
Xabay674/
Ssawa674/
Xauwe674/
Sxaba674/
Xaawo673/
Nxawo673/
Kjawa672/
Sawoa672/
Xaiba672/
Xabai672/
Xaabi671/
Qxowa671/
Xabau671/
Xabaa671/
Sxowa671/
Gcawa671/
Gxawe671/

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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 Xawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis