Gugushe Surname

265,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Gugushe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gugushe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3521:40,0725,147
Lesotho1041:19,5444,101
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gugushe (12) may also be a first name.

Gugushe Last Name Facts

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

Gugushe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gugushe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gugushe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 265,540th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,947,417 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gugushe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,352 people, or 1 in 40,072. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 7 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Gugushe Last Name Statistics demography

Gugushe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning R 215,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gugutshe931/
Gungushe931/
Gugush928/
Guguse923/
Gaugush8646/
Gugushi8615/
Gugusha861/
Gunguse861/
Hugushe861/
Ghuguse861/
Gugus8335/
Uguse831/
Gaugusch80282/
Gougishe801/
Gougoush801/
Ogushe7799/
Uguche7720/
Gogush7711/
Ugusha7710/
Ugushi776/
Ghugus774/
Auguse773/
Gugusi773/
Gungus772/
Guguch772/
Uguuse771/
Gugusa771/
Gugushova751/
Gaugauche751/
Guugousse751/
Gogushi7124/
Goungousse7118/
Gogoshe7115/
Gugusis7112/
Ugussey714/
Augusce713/
Ngungus713/
Augushi713/
Ughoshe711/
Augusee711/
Auguset711/
Augusge711/
Augusha711/
Oguhshe711/
Ungushi711/
Gaugusa711/
Gogusey711/
Gugusaa711/
Gigouse711/
Gugussa711/
Ugosche711/
Hughuse710/
Gougousi67184/
Gogus67162/
Guguş6799/
Oguse6788/
Hungushi6720/
Ugusa6717/
Gougouch675/
Ngungusi675/
Ougouche671/
Gaugauch671/
Ugose671/
Hugussie671/

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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 Gugushe
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