Goqweni Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

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

Goqweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goqweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2961:183,03320,025

Goqweni (10) may also be a first name.

Goqweni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goqweni is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goqweni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 902,012th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goqweni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Goqweni is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 183,033. In South Africa Goqweni is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live.

Goqweni Last Name Statistics demography

Goqweni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.87% less than the national average, earning R 57,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonqweni932/
Gogweni862/
Gocweni861/
Ngokweni801/
Ngocweni801/
Ghongweni755/
Ngakweni671/
Gougoueni631/
Ngongwini631/
Ngankweni631/
Goguene575/
Gakwene573/
Gakwini571/
Gogbene571/
Goguini571/
Ngakwene5327/
Gokouene531/
Ngankwene5048/

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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 Goqweni
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