Zakazaka Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Zakazaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zakazaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Zimbabwe1341:115,21115,687
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Zakazaka Last Name Facts

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

Zakazaka is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zakazaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 691,116th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. The last name Zakazaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zakazaka live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Excluding Malawi it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Zakazaka
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