Gwabavu Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gwabavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwabavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4601:117,77814,016
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gwabavu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwabavu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwabavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwabavu is the 654,010th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwabavu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Gwabavu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 460 people, or 1 in 117,778. In South Africa Gwabavu is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Gwabavu Last Name Statistics demography

Gwabavu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.85% less than the national average, earning R 150,060 per year.

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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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  • 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 Gwabavu
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