Gqwetha Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

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

Gqwetha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gqwetha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6371:85,05110,461
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Gqwetha (113) may also be a first name.

Gqwetha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gqwetha is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gqwetha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 511,519th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. The surname Gqwetha is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gqwetha live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 113 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 637 people, or 1 in 85,051. In South Africa Gqwetha is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Barring South Africa Gqwetha is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Lesotho, where 0 percent live.

Gqwetha Last Name Statistics demography

Gqwetha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.55% less than the national average, earning R 108,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngqwetha931/
Gqweta921,351/
Qwetha9296/
Qhwetha8615/
Qgwetha865/
Gqwetho861/
Gqwatha861/
Kgwetha861/
Gweta83651/
Qweta83201/
Ngcwetha802/
Ngqwitha801/
Ngqwetho801/
Kwetha7766/
Gwetai7725/
Gwaeta7716/
Guetha7710/
Gwetta774/
Qwitha774/
Gweita772/
Gwitha772/
Kgweta772/
Qhweta772/
Qwesta772/
Qweeta771/
Ggweta771/
Quetha771/
Cqweta771/
Gwetea771/
Cwetha771/
Qgweta771/
Khwetha7140/
Nqwitha7131/
Ncwetha7115/
Qweitah7112/
Ngqwita718/
Kgwatha714/
Ngqweto713/
Ngcweta712/
Ngwitha712/
Ngweita711/
Gwestoh711/
Guetaha711/
Ngwetea711/
Ngweeta711/
Gwehtay711/
Ng'weta711/
Queta6715,255/
Gueta674,017/
Gwata672,274/
Kweta67832/
Gbeta67277/
Gwota67245/
Gwita6751/
Nkqwitha6724/
Gweto6723/
Qwita6710/
Cweta672/
Qwata671/
Geevitha671/
Nkcwetha671/

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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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  • 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 Gqwetha
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