Gwabuya Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Gwabuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 336 | 1:45,947 | 7,059 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Gwabuya (43) may also be a first name.
Gwabuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwabuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwabuya is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gwabuya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwabuya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 820,032nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The surname Gwabuya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwabuya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwabuya is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 43 people.
The surname Gwabuya is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 45,947. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 47 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 32 percent reside and Harare Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwabuhaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabaya | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gwabou | 77 | 26 | / |
| Gwabea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwabye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbabiya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kwabeya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ngwabou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gwabaye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gwabayu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gwaibui | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngwabay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kwabuha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwabaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwabayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwabiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guabaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbabeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbabaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwavuyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwampiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaboyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwabiye | 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 Gwabuya
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