Gubwe Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gubwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gubwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1351:114,35715,590
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Gubwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gubwe has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gubwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,403,590th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. Gubwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gubwe are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 114,357. In Zimbabwe Gubwe is most common in: Harare Province, where 37 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 32 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Gubwe is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ubwe89281/
Gubbe80235/
Gubwa8016/
Gobwe8011/
Gibwe801/
Gubue801/
Hubwe801/
Gubwd801/
Ngubue7330/
Gubbei7317/
Gaubue7312/
Gubbey738/
Gibwey731/
Ghubbe731/
Goubve731/
Hubwey731/
Gaubbe730/
Ubwa672,035/
Ubbe67107/
Ubue6732/
Upwe6722/
Obwe6720/
Ngoubue673/
Ubve672/
Ngubueh672/
Gaubvet671/

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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 Gubwe
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