Gwadu Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe981:157,53319,794
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Gwadu (19) may also be a first name.

Gwadu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwadu is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwadu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gwadu is the 1,333,288th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. Gwadu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwadu live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gwadu is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 157,533. In Zimbabwe Gwadu is most common in: Harare Province, where 39 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 33 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Gwadu Last Name Statistics demography

Gwadu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning R 124,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwadu9177/
Gwadeu911/
Ngwadou831/
Gwaudau830/
Guadu801,785/
Gbadu80470/
Gwedu80268/
Kwadu80141/
Gwodu802/
Qwadu801/
Gbadou73252/
Gbadeu7371/
Kwadeu7313/
Gbaidu738/
Gwadoo737/
Kwaidu737/
Ggbadu734/
Kgwedu733/
Kwaddu732/
Quwadu731/
Gbaudu731/
Gwoudu731/
Gbadau731/
Gbaduu731/
Kwadou731/
Gbeadau6761/
Gbeadeu6744/
Kwaidau6712/
Gbeaduh679/
Nkwadhu672/
Guaidou671/
Gueadou671/
Gueadeu671/
Nkwaddu671/
Kwaidou671/
Gwaadoe671/

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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 Gwadu
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