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 last name Gugwe has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gugwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gugwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gugwe is the 1,746,159th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gugwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.
The surname Gugwe is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 147,031. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 70 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 17 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it occurs 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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