Gcokwe Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Gcokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gcokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590

Gcokwe Last Name Facts

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

Gcokwe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gcokwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Gcokwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Gcokwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gcokwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 79 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside.

Gcokwe Last Name Statistics demography

Gcokwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51% less than the national average, earning R 116,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gcokhwe921/
Cokwe9124/
Hcokwe832/
Gzokwe832/
Gqokwe831/
Cokhwe831/
Cookwe831/
Cokw802/
Kokwe73736/
Cakwe73264/
Cookw733/
Cokue732/
Cokwy731/
Kokhwe6758/
Gqakwe6752/
Kokwhe677/
Cojkwa676/
Kokwee676/
Kokwei673/
Kokweh672/
Qhokwe671/
Cakhwe671/
Kgokwi671/

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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 Gcokwe
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