Gwae Surname

359,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Gwae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8751:60,5056,490
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
Solomon Islands221:26,3655,164
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gwae (21) may also be a first name.

Gwae Last Name Facts

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

Gwae is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwae? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 359,713th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,236,888 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Gwae reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gwae is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Gwae is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 875 people, or 1 in 60,505. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 85 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Gwae is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwajje801/
Ngwahe801/
Kwae75357/
Guae7543/
Gwoe756/
Qwae753/
Gvae752/
Gweu751/
Ngwaiye731/
Ngwayie731/
Kwahe6724/
Gwaoa6722/
Gwahi6712/
Guaer678/
Kwaes674/
Guahe672/
Ghweu671/
Gwoua671/
Kwa'e671/
Gbeae671/
Gbaeh671/
Ghvae671/
Guaeh671/
Guaed671/

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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 Gwae
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