Goqwana Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

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

Goqwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goqwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8271:65,5118,225
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Goqwana Last Name Facts

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

Goqwana occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Goqwana.

How Common Is The Last Name Goqwana? popularity and diffusion

Goqwana is the 418,171st most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goqwana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 827 people, or 1 in 65,511. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Goqwana is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Goqwana Last Name Statistics demography

Goqwana earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.4% less than the national average, earning R 215,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonqwana932/
Kgoqwana931/
Ngonqwana881/
Gogwana86878/
Goqwano861/
Gokwana861/
Gocwana861/
Kgogwana8035/
Ngocwana802/
Godcwana801/
Gongwwana751/
Gogbana714/
Gagwana714/
Ngoungwana712/
Gekwana711/
Ncgongwana711/
Gequana711/
Gangwana671/
Kgekwana671/
Gougbana671/
Kgongwano634/
Gangwanea632/
Gaguana574/

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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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  • 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 Goqwana
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