Gwafila Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Gwafila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 221 | 1:9,896 | 1,823 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwafila (42) may also be a first name.
Gwafila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwafila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwafila occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwafila? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,101,507th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwafila live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most common first name at a global level It is held by 42 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 9,896. Beside Botswana this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Gwafila
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