Gwade Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Gwade Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwade (28) may also be a first name.
Gwade Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwade Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwade (Marathi: गावडे) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gwade click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwade? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwade is the 1,321,499th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Gwade is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwade reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gwade is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 208,625. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 68 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Gwade is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 41 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gwade Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gwade in the Marathi language | ||
| गावडे | gavade | - |
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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 Gwade
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