Gqwede Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gqwede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gqwede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4421:122,57414,496
Namibia251:96,3768,697
England21:27,859,030389,889

Gqwede Last Name Facts

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

Gqwede is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gqwede? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gqwede is the 645,988th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name Gqwede is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gqwede live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Gqwede is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 442 people, or 1 in 122,574. In South Africa Gqwede is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 5 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Gqwede Last Name Statistics demography

Gqwede earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.09% less than the national average, earning R 154,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwede912,182/
Qwede91126/
Nqwede8334/
Kgwede8326/
Gweder8317/
Qweder8310/
Gqweda831/
Gweude831/
Qwedeh831/
Ngwuede7719/
Ngwedeh775/
Ngwedde774/
Nkgwede772/
Gweeder771/
Ngweede771/
Kgwedie771/
Guede7322,402/
Gbede737,078/
Gweda73737/
Kwede73327/
Gwade73170/
Gwedi7399/
Quede7346/
Gwide7313/
Gwode736/
Qwade733/
Cwede731/
Gwedy731/
Quweider7110/
Kgwedi673,982/
Guedea671,468/
Gbedey67618/
Gouede67453/
Quedes67244/
Gueade67227/
Queder67114/
Guedey6769/
Gbedee6768/
Guedde6722/
Kwedeu6720/
Quedet6716/
Quedee6716/
Gwedda6714/
Gweddy6712/
Quedeh6712/
Quiede6711/
Gbedea6710/
Gbeide6710/
Guedei6710/
Quedez677/
Guedeh677/
Ghweidije676/
Gbeade675/
Guedee674/
Gueyde673/
Qweida673/
Gueide673/
Gbeede672/
Kwedde672/
Ghwade672/
Gvedes671/
Gbedei671/
Kwedie671/
Kwedje671/
Kqwedi671/
Qweidi671/
Queude671/
Kwedeh671/
Gwadeu671/
Gweedy671/
Gwyder671/
Gweada671/
Gcwade671/
Guedeï671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gqwede
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