Gotwe Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gotwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Gotwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gotwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gotwe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gotwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Gotwe are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Gotwe is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Gotwe is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Gotwe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and Chad, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngotwe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gotw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkgotwe | 83 | 33 | / |
| Ngothwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Godwe | 80 | 2,367 | / |
| Gotwa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Gotwi | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gatwe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gotue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gutwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gottw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nkgothwe | 77 | 187 | / |
| Gottweis | 77 | 57 | / |
| Gottweiß | 77 | 39 | / |
| Kgatwe | 73 | 237 | / |
| Gotway | 73 | 102 | / |
| Goudwe | 73 | 44 | / |
| Gothue | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gathwe | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gottwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gatwer | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngodwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ngatwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Godwey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngotue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gatweh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghotue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goodwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goutue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gottweiss | 71 | 37 | / |
| Gottweisz | 71 | 28 | / |
| Gottweihs | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gothuey | 67 | 247 | / |
| Gotwich | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nghotue | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ghatwer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gutweis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Goutoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gatw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghodwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goutuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gostuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgathwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodwer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goodwee | 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 Gotwe
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