Gwaji Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gwaji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwaji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2251:240,79024,675
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Gwaji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwaji is found most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwaji? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,006,539th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaji reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 240,790. In South Africa Gwaji is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Gwaji occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Gwaji Last Name Statistics demography

Gwaji earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.48% less than the national average, earning R 131,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwaji91240/
Gwadji911/
Gwai892,368/
Gwaj8987/
Ng'waji83181/
Kwaji805,123/
Gwayi804,499/
Gwiji801,798/
Gwaje801,049/
Guaji80865/
Gbaji80457/
Gwaja80333/
Gwagi80116/
Gwazi8083/
Gwaju8030/
Gwasi8027/
Gweji8026/
Gwaai8017/
Gwaid8010/
Gwaiz802/
Gwajo802/
Gwaih801/
Qwaji801/
Gwait801/
Gwaii801/
Kgwai801/
Ghwaj801/
Ngwayi731,595/
Kgwasi73379/
Ngwaju73130/
Gwazai73124/
Guadji7388/
Gwadzi7339/
Gwazhi7328/
Gwazie7321/
Ghwaiz7321/
Kwadji7321/
Gqwazi7317/
Gweiji7312/
Ngwaje7310/
Gwaize737/
Gbaaji734/
Gwaise734/
Gcwayi733/
Gwadje732/
Gwaizi732/
Gwasit731/
Gwaaja731/
Gbajii731/
Gwajas731/
Kwajei731/
Kwajip731/
Ngwaih731/
Ngwajo731/
Guajai731/
Guajio731/
Gwajje731/
Gwajuo731/
Gwejih731/
Ghwaid731/
Gwaiza731/
Ng'wai731/
Gwajah731/
Kwuaji731/
Kwaiji731/
Kgwaie731/
Gqwasi731/
Gqwayi731/
Gcwazi731/
Kwai672,617/
Gwau672,574/
Gbai671,749/
Gwei671,097/
Guai67619/
Cwai67264/
Ghwaith67242/
Ngcwayi67193/
Gvajaia67135/
Qwai67116/
Gwaa67115/
Gwea6764/
Gway6751/
Kwaj6744/
Gvai6718/
Kwadjip6715/
Ngwueji6710/
Ng'weji675/
Guaj674/
Geevaji673/
Ngwazai673/
Ngqwayi673/
Ngwuoji672/
N'Gwaje671/
Ng'wayi671/
Gweidji671/
Gweasih671/
N'Gwayi671/
Ngwayih671/
Ngwajuh671/
Gwui671/
Ghwaish671/
Nkwhaji671/
Ngkwayi671/
Ngwazzi671/
Hgqwazi671/
Gwoi671/
Gwej671/

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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 Gwaji
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