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
The surname Gwagwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwagwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 214,812th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,807,495 people. Gwagwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwagwa live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held given name globally, held by 49 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 828 people, or 1 in 213,941. In Nigeria Gwagwa is mostly found in: Kano, where 94 percent reside, Delta, where 3 percent reside and Gombe, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Gwagwa is found in 11 countries. It also occurs 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 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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