Gwabe Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Gwabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 171 | 1:316,829 | 30,013 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Gwabe (317) may also be a first name.
Gwabe Demographics
Average Gwabe Salary in
South Africa
R 169,068
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwabe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwabe? popularity and diffusion
Gwabe is the 1,061,269th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. Gwabe occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gwabe are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwabe is also the 493,198th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 317 people.
The surname Gwabe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 316,829. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 43 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and Western Cape, where 21 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Gwabe Last Name Statistics demography
Gwabe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.85% less than the national average, earning R 169,068 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gcwabe | 91 | 1,896 | / |
| Gwaabe | 91 | 71 | / |
| Gqwabe | 91 | 43 | / |
| Gwabee | 91 | 32 | / |
| Gwaber | 91 | 8 | / |
| Gwabes | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gwabie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gwaibe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ggwabe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwabea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwabe | 83 | 713 | / |
| Ngwaabe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qwabe | 80 | 25,323 | / |
| Gwebe | 80 | 936 | / |
| Kwabe | 80 | 903 | / |
| Gwaba | 80 | 611 | / |
| Gbabe | 80 | 388 | / |
| Gwabi | 80 | 315 | / |
| Cwabe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Guabe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gwobe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaiber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwabea | 73 | 697 | / |
| Guabes | 73 | 131 | / |
| Gcwaba | 73 | 117 | / |
| Gbabee | 73 | 71 | / |
| Guabez | 73 | 71 | / |
| Kwaebe | 73 | 54 | / |
| Kwabee | 73 | 47 | / |
| Gbabeh | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kgwebe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gbabea | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ncwabe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gbaabe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gwaiba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Guabei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kgwabi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gwebee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwahbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwaabi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gqwebe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Qwabie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwabie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbabey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwebhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaubi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaive | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwampe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwasbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cwaibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbaibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guabie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqwabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweebe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guabed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwebeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwabei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwobe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ngwabiy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kwatber | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kwabeuh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gbaabee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gwahaba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gwaeboi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwaibui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwaabea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngweabi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwabay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwahbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkgwabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwabest | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nncwabe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwobei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaibeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwabeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwabeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwabei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwehbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbahabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaybee | 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 Gwabe
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