Gwalema Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Gwalema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
Gwalema Demographics
Average Gwalema Salary in
South Africa
R 157,080
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwalema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwalema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwalema is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwalema? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwalema reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,529,441. In Tanzania Gwalema is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 60 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 7 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 32 percent reside.
Gwalema Last Name Statistics demography
Gwalema earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.9% less than the national average, earning R 157,080 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwelema | 86 | 131 | / |
| Gwalama | 86 | 18 | / |
| Gwaloma | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kwalema | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kwatlema | 80 | 214 | / |
| Gbalemah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gwelemah | 80 | 9 | / |
| Guailema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qwaslema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gualima | 71 | 104 | / |
| Gualemi | 71 | 46 | / |
| Kwelema | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kwalima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gbalemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwalama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gualeme | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwelima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gbalima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qwalama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwalimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guallama | 67 | 576 | / |
| Gbalemou | 67 | 150 | / |
| Ngwalimi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbalimah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwelimah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwailoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gualheumi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngw'alimi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gbalimo | 57 | 220 | / |
| Gboleme | 57 | 1 | / |
| Guoleme | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kualama | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gbolima | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kwalimi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Guallamo | 53 | 4 | / |
| Ngualimi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kuelaema | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kwailamo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quoilemah | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gboulemou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Queleemah | 50 | 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 Gwalema
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