Gogwe Surname
Approximately 732 people bear this surname
Gogwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 282 | 1:54,746 | 8,300 |
| Kenya | 271 | 1:170,406 | 13,033 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Gogwe (12) may also be a first name.
Gogwe Demographics
Gogwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gogwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gogwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gogwe is found most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gogwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gogwe is the 461,133rd most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,955,664 people. The last name Gogwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gogwe are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gogwe is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 54,746. In Zimbabwe Gogwe is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 65 percent live, Harare Province, where 16 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 37 percent live and Malawi, where 21 percent live.
Gogwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kgogwe | 91 | 65 | / |
| Ngogwe | 91 | 13 | / |
| Gogweh | 91 | 9 | / |
| Gougwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gogw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kgokgwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngougwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ng'ogwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gougwer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gogbe | 80 | 12,057 | / |
| Gogue | 80 | 3,006 | / |
| Gogwa | 80 | 193 | / |
| Gugwe | 80 | 110 | / |
| Gokwe | 80 | 81 | / |
| Gagwe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gegwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gogve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngoungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngongweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gougue | 73 | 6,454 | / |
| Gougbe | 73 | 869 | / |
| Goguey | 73 | 352 | / |
| Gogoue | 73 | 261 | / |
| Ghogue | 73 | 226 | / |
| Ngogue | 73 | 78 | / |
| Goguea | 73 | 40 | / |
| Gogbey | 73 | 21 | / |
| Googwa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Goigbe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ngugwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ggogwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goïgbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goguhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghokwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gohgue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goggwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gagwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghugwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goncwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gogwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gogwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Googue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gagwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gagwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghogwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghogbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gougoue | 67 | 70 | / |
| Ngungwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gougbee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ggoogwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghughwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgonkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngokwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghugwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Googuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goghoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghungwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghongue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgakgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasgwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Googhue | 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 Gogwe
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