Gwadze Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Gwadze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwadze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Swaziland91:144,244719
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gwadze Last Name Facts

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

Gwadze has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwadze? popularity and diffusion

Gwadze is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Gwadze is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwadze live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Gwadze is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Gwadze is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 91 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 43 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwadze921/
Gwaze913,452/
Gwadzi8339/
Gwazhe8333/
Gwazie8321/
Gwadza8317/
Gwaize837/
Gwedze834/
Gwazeu831/
Gwaaze831/
Gwaidza7733/
Gwadzai7727/
Kwadzie771/
Gvaadze771/
Kwaze73169/
Gwazi7383/
Guaze7314/
Gweze739/
Gwace731/
Gwatse67152/
Gwazai67124/
Kwazee6740/
Gwazhi6728/
Gqwazi6717/
Gwedzi6712/
Gwache6711/
Kwazea679/
Kwazeh679/
Kwadza678/
Kwedze676/
Gbadzi674/
Kwuaze673/
Kwazie673/
Guazze673/
Guadzi672/
Gwaizi672/
Gwezie671/
Gcwazi671/
Kwahze671/
Guatze671/
Gwezhe671/
Guazey671/

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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 Gwadze
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