Gokwe Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Gokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 78 | 1:197,926 | 23,035 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gokwe (20) may also be a first name.
Gokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gokwe has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gokwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,091,648th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gokwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gokwe is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
The surname Gokwe is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 197,926. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 56 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghokwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kgokgwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ngokwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kgonkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gogwe | 80 | 732 | / |
| Gukwe | 80 | 642 | / |
| Gakwe | 80 | 97 | / |
| Gokwa | 80 | 85 | / |
| Gokwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hgokw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngounkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngakwe | 73 | 165 | / |
| Kgogwe | 73 | 65 | / |
| Kgakwe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ngogwe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gaakwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gogweh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gakwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gougwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gokueh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gukwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngokue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngokwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gockue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgokwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goncwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nghonkweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngokwai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngakwey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gocw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngougwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngukwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gangkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgatkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgakgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gougwer | 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 Gokwe
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