Zachwa Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Zachwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Zachwa (13) may also be a first name.
Zachwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zachwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zachwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zachwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,596,935th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Zachwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zachwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name globally, held by 13 people.
The last name Zachwa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 420,172. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 94 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Zachwa occurs in one country. It is also common in Poland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zacwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sachwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Zachwy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zachua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zakhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zachwey | 77 | 12 | / |
| Zachwej | 77 | 6 | / |
| Zaicewa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zaycewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zachwiej | 71 | 233 | / |
| Tchachwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zakhwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cachua | 67 | 265 | / |
| Chojwa | 67 | 78 | / |
| Sechwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zakhwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jashwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sachua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sachwi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Czajwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zazuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zashba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sachva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cashwa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Zachwa
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