Gwalisa Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwalisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwalisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729

Gwalisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwalisa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwalisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwalisa is the 1,497,948th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwalisa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 547,250. In South Africa Gwalisa is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Western Cape, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Gwalisa occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside.

Gwalisa Last Name Statistics demography

Gwalisa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.52% less than the national average, earning R 110,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gualisa8633/
Kwalisa8626/
Ngwaliso804/
Gwaaletsa751/
Gualiza71990/
Kwalija7137/
Gbalesa7134/
Kwaliza7110/
Qualisa717/
Gualesa715/
Gwoliza714/
Kwalesa714/
Kwalusa712/
Gwalese711/
Ngwaleso67171/
Kwalizha674/
Gwolizza673/
Kwalijja672/
Gwaleasi672/
Gualizza671/
Nqwalise671/
Gwalesho671/
Gbalisse671/
Ngwaleza671/
Kwalizza671/
Kwalishi671/
Kwalaija671/

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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 Gwalisa
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