Gundwane Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Gundwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gundwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1061:145,64418,674
Zambia881:180,11312,254
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Botswana221:99,40615,343
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Gundwane (57) may also be a first name.

Gundwane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gundwane (Marathi: गुडंवाने) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gundwane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,032,007th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gundwane reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gundwane is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 57 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 145,644. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 58 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 34 percent live and Harare Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 36 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Gundwane Last Name Statistics demography

Gundwane earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.28% more than the national average, earning R 302,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gundwaine942/
Gundwani88261/
Gundwana88192/
Gondwane883/
Gunduane882/
Gundvane881/
Gundvan801/
Gondwana7592/
Guntwana7530/
Gondwani759/
Gondvane754/
Gontwane751/
Ghindwani7152/
Gondhvane712/
Gondwon671/
Gontwana6339/
Gumduang632/
Guntuana631/
Gunduong631/
Gunduoina591/
Gonduon531/

Gundwane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gundwane in the Marathi language
गुडंवानेgudanvane50
गुंडवानेgundavane50

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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 Gundwane
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