Gonomwe Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gonomwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gonomwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gonomwe Last Name Facts

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

Gonomwe is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonomwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gonomwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 241,222. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 33 percent live, Midlands Province, where 31 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Gonomwe occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonambe712/
Ghonamw711/
Gonambea671/
Gonanue5712/
Ganambe572/
Gonambi571/
Gonganue537/
Gonnonvi531/
Gagnonve531/
Gannonway501/

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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 Gonomwe
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