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 last name Gwadu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gwadu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwadu? popularity and diffusion

Gwadu is the 1,333,288th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name Gwadu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwadu reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gwadu is also the 2,523,061st most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 157,533. In Zimbabwe Gwadu is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 39 percent are found, Matabeleland North Province, where 33 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Gwadu occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 34 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis