Gwagwa Surname
Approximately 1,914 people bear this surname
Gwagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 828 | 1:213,941 | 12,710 |
| South Africa | 803 | 1:67,469 | 8,452 |
| Zimbabwe | 199 | 1:77,579 | 11,409 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwagwa (49) may also be a first name.
Gwagwa Demographics
Average Gwagwa Salary in
England
£31,350
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Gwagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwagwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gwagwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwagwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 214,812th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,807,495 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwagwa reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gwagwa is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 49 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 828 people, or 1 in 213,941. In Nigeria Gwagwa is most common in: Kano, where 94 percent reside, Delta, where 3 percent reside and Gombe, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 42 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.
Gwagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gwagwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Gwagwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.18% less than the national average, earning R 180,180 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwagwai | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kgwagwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwaygwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwagwas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwaigwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kgwakgwa | 86 | 331 | / |
| Gwaigwai | 86 | 76 | / |
| Gwasgwas | 86 | 53 | / |
| Gcwagcwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Gwaygway | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kgwahgwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwagwa'e | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwuagwua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwakwa | 83 | 152 | / |
| Gbagwa | 83 | 57 | / |
| Gwagwi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gwagwe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kwagwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cwagwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwangwai | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ngwangway | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngwang'wa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gwang'way | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaghwa | 77 | 137 | / |
| Gwagbay | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gwaikwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kwagwua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gwangwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gwanqwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gwagbea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbagwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwagwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwangwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaqwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guhagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaakgwaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwakgwe | 71 | 240 | / |
| Kwaghwua | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ngwankwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwagwaha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwangwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwakwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwangwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgwahgba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwaikwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwakwa | 67 | 5,244 | / |
| Gbagba | 67 | 3,778 | / |
| Guagua | 67 | 1,960 | / |
| Gwakwe | 67 | 265 | / |
| Qwaqwa | 67 | 156 | / |
| Kwagwi | 67 | 134 | / |
| Gbagua | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gwogwo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kwagwo | 67 | 11 | / |
| N'Gwangwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qwakwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cwacwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwagbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaakgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwagbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngwangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwecwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwagwa
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