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
Gwagwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Gwagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwagwa is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwagwa? popularity and diffusion
Gwagwa is the 214,812th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,807,495 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwagwa are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwagwa is also the 1,430,306th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 49 people.
The surname Gwagwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 828 people, or 1 in 213,941. In Nigeria Gwagwa is most numerous in: Kano, where 94 percent are found, Delta, where 3 percent are found and Gombe, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Gwagwa occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 42 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.
Gwagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gwagwa surname is principally 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
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- 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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