Gugwe Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Gugwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 105 | 1:147,031 | 18,799 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gugwe (22) may also be a first name.
Gugwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gugwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gugwe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gugwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,746,159th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Gugwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gugwe are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gugwe is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 22 people.
The last name Gugwe is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 147,031. In Zimbabwe Gugwe is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 70 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 17 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngugwe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gougwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ghugwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngungwe | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ngougwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ghungwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nghugwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghughwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gougwer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gogwe | 80 | 732 | / |
| Gukwe | 80 | 642 | / |
| Gugwa | 80 | 205 | / |
| Gugbe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ghugw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gugue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nghungwe | 77 | 299 | / |
| Ng'ungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngoungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gougbe | 73 | 869 | / |
| Guguei | 73 | 204 | / |
| Kgogwe | 73 | 65 | / |
| Gogweh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Guggwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ghugwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ggugwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gugbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guguey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guguea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gukwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghugve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gougoue | 67 | 70 | / |
| Ghughwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gougbee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kgokgwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngukwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gueugue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghaugbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngugwui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gugwe
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