Guwaya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Guwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Guwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Guwaya is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Guwaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Guwaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guwaya are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Guwaya is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 50 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 20 percent are found and Malawi, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouwaya | 92 | 5 | / |
| Guway | 91 | 55 | / |
| Gubaya | 83 | 56 | / |
| Giwaya | 83 | 33 | / |
| Gusway | 83 | 19 | / |
| Guwaye | 83 | 8 | / |
| Guvaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guweya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gauway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gushway | 77 | 35 | / |
| Guwahai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Guswayi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gouwaye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguwaja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gussway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Goway | 73 | 117 | / |
| Gubay | 73 | 82 | / |
| Guwai | 73 | 47 | / |
| Guwae | 73 | 6 | / |
| Guvaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kghuwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghuwaysh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghoubaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guveya | 67 | 2,056 | / |
| Gubayo | 67 | 327 | / |
| Goubay | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gutvay | 67 | 65 | / |
| Guvaha | 67 | 63 | / |
| Guwaju | 67 | 59 | / |
| Gubaye | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gubaja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gowayi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gauwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Goeway | 67 | 12 | / |
| Giwayo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Giwayi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gubiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gouwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gubeya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nguwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gowaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gubayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghuwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guvayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guwaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Givuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guwhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guwaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaubay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Givaya | 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 Guwaya
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