Yelezwa Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Yelezwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 244 | 1:216,974 | 18,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yelezwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelezwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yelezwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelezwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,028,911th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname Yelezwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yelezwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Yelezwa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 216,974. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yalezwa | 86 | 16 | / |
| Elezuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eleziuwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elezuiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elezua | 77 | 228 | / |
| Elazwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Elzway | 77 | 20 | / |
| Elweza | 77 | 9 | / |
| Elzwai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Elzawa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elezza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elezieuwa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Elzw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elzwawy | 71 | 794 | / |
| Elezawy | 71 | 214 | / |
| El Ezza | 71 | 30 | / |
| Elgezua | 71 | 16 | / |
| Elzwawi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Alezuwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| El Azwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Alezewa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aluezwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elzawah | 71 | 1 | / |
| El-Zwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elzuwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elzuway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elzawawy | 67 | 2,238 | / |
| El Zawya | 67 | 1,321 | / |
| Elezzawy | 67 | 155 | / |
| El Zwawy | 67 | 154 | / |
| Elhezawy | 67 | 153 | / |
| Elzawawi | 67 | 14 | / |
| El Zahwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| El Zouwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Elezawey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elwez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elazaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Ezawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alezaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yewelzai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elzwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Zawaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| El-Zuway | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Ezawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Elzway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eloziuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Zuway | 67 | 1 | / |
| O Elzway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Elezuo | 62 | 446 | / |
| Elezue | 62 | 122 | / |
| Elezui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Eleazuo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Elgizwy | 57 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Yelezwa
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