Gwada Surname

222,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4771:32,3655,001
Kenya3591:128,63510,601
Nigeria3421:517,96125,616
South Africa2711:199,91821,433
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
France1031:644,88183,663
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Niger251:767,68117,983
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gwada (248) may also be a first name.

Gwada Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwada is most common in Zimbabwe. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwada? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwada is the 222,789th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,984,443 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gwada reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 566,287th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 248 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 32,365. In Zimbabwe Gwada is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 50 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 19 percent live.

Gwada Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Traditional African (77%) in Nigeria.

The amount Gwada earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 48.31% less than the national average, earning R 122,832 per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gwasda9126/
Gwaday9126/
Gwaida9120/
Gwadda913/
Gcwada911/
Gwajda911/
Gweada911/
Gwadai911/
Nghwada836/
Ng'wada834/
Ngwaida831/
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Ggwadda831/
Ngwadha831/
Gwaidat831/
Gwaudau830/
Kwada805,530/
Guada801,404/
Gbada80809/
Gweda80737/
Gwadi80443/
Gwade80170/
Gwoda80116/
Gwady8019/
Gvada804/
Qwada804/
Gwado804/
Cwada801/
Ng'waida7711/
Gbeada732,875/
Kgwadi732,671/
Gwaydi73386/
Cwajda73337/
Guaida73241/
Gbatda7382/
Gcwadi7375/
Kwadah7354/
Guadaa7348/
Kwaida7326/
Gbadea7325/
Ncwada7321/
Gvadai7315/
Gwedda7314/
Kwadai7311/
Guaeda7311/
Gvadad7310/
Nguada7310/
Guadah739/
Gwadoo737/
Qwaida737/
Gbadda735/
Kwadas734/
Gbaada734/
Gwaidi734/
Guadai733/
Guaday733/
Guayda733/
Ghwade732/
Gbadai732/
Guaada732/
Gbadaa732/
Gwaddo732/
Guauda732/
Gwadje732/
Gwaido732/
Kwadha732/
Kwaada732/
Quwada731/
Gwedah731/
Guadda731/
Kwuada731/
Gwaddi731/
Ngwoda731/
Gwadeu731/
Gwadyo731/
Gwadyś731/
Gwosda731/
Cwadaj731/
Nqwada731/
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Gbadau731/
Gcwade731/
Guadea731/
Gbeadai6773/
Gbeadau6761/
Kwaidah6744/
Gwaidho6721/
Gbeaday6717/
Kwaidau6712/
Ghwaidy6711/
Guaidah678/
Gwaidhi678/
Kwadahe677/
Ncqwada672/
Nguaida671/
Gwadesh671/
Gbeadea671/
Kwadaha671/
Ngwadeh671/
Ngwadou671/
Ngwaide671/
Qwadash671/
Guaedda671/
Gwaddyo671/
Ggwadyo671/
Ggwedda671/
Gwadist671/
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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 Gwada
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