Gugwe Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gugwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gugwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1051:147,03118,799
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngugwe913/
Gougwe912/
Ghugwe911/
Ngungwe8316/
Ngougwe832/
Ghungwe831/
Nghugwe831/
Ghughwe831/
Gougwer830/
Gogwe80732/
Gukwe80642/
Gugwa80205/
Gugbe8014/
Ghugw802/
Gigwe801/
Gugue801/
Nghungwe77299/
Ng'ungwe771/
Ngoungwe771/
Gougbe73869/
Guguei73204/
Kgogwe7365/
Gogweh739/
Guggwa739/
Ghugwa734/
Ggugwa732/
Ngukwe731/
Gugbea731/
Guguey731/
Guguea731/
Gukwed731/
Ghugve731/
Gougoue6770/
Ghughwa676/
Gougbee675/
Kgokgwe674/
Ngukwei672/
Gueugue672/
Ghaugbe671/
Ngugwui671/

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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 Gugwe
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