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 also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guwaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Guwaya 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 last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 50 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Guwaya occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 20 percent live and Malawi, where 20 percent live.
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
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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 Guwaya
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