Gukwe Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6401:24,1223,645
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gukwe (16) may also be a first name.

Gukwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gukwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gukwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 509,669th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. The last name Gukwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gukwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 640 people, or 1 in 24,122. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 23 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Gukwe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gukhwe914/
Ngukwe911/
Gukwed911/
Gukw891/
Ngukwei832/
Gukwi80557/
Gukwa80223/
Gugwe80110/
Gokwe8081/
Cgukw801/
Ngounkwe771/
Ngugwe733/
Gougwe732/
Ghokwe732/
Gutkwi731/
Gukwoi731/
Ghukhw731/
Gukuie731/
Gukoue731/
Ghugwe731/
Ngungwe6716/
Kgokgwe674/
Ngougwe672/
Ngunkwi672/
Gucw671/
Ghungwe671/
Nghugwe671/
Ghughwe671/
Gougwer670/

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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 Gukwe
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