Gqwa Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Gqwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gqwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gqwa Last Name Facts

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

Gqwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gqwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gqwa live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Gqwa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa Gqwa is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 91 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Gqwa Last Name Statistics demography

Gqwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.93% less than the national average, earning R 126,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngqwa891/
Gwa862,405/
Qwa8610/
Gwau752,574/
Gwai752,368/
Gwah75400/
Qwai75116/
Gwaa75115/
Gwaj7587/
Qwah7568/
Gwea7564/
Gway7551/
Gwwa756/
Quwa754/
Gwua753/
Ghwa753/
Qwaa753/
Gwga752/
Qwad752/
Gwha752/
Ggwa751/
Hgwa751/
Qwat751/
Qwap751/
Kgwa751/
Hqwa751/
Gcwa751/
Qwaz751/
Cgwa751/
Qwea751/
Qwha751/
Qway750/
Gwaha67329/
Qwaij6746/
Quwas6735/
Gwhad6718/
Quway6718/
Gwaai6717/
Geewa6714/
Qwast6712/
Gwaid6710/
N'Gwa6710/
Qwiea679/
Quwah679/
Gwaay678/
Gwadz677/
Gwatd676/
Ngwua675/
Gwiea675/
Gwaad674/
Gwath673/
Qwaih673/
Quwai672/
Gwaiz672/
Qukwa672/
Nhgwa672/
Qwa'a671/
Gwahd671/
Gwast671/
Gwaih671/
Gwuea671/
Ghwaj671/
Gwait671/
Gwadd671/
Kgwai671/
Qhwai671/
Gqqwo671/
Gwead671/
Gweau671/
Gwhga671/

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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 Gqwa
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