Gwama Surname
Approximately 2,933 people bear this surname
Gwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,268 | 1:42,727 | 5,460 |
| Zimbabwe | 967 | 1:15,965 | 2,300 |
| Tanzania | 241 | 1:219,675 | 18,309 |
| Kenya | 214 | 1:215,794 | 15,347 |
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 58 | 1:140,581 | 19,337 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwama (366) may also be a first name.
Gwama Demographics
Average Gwama Salary in
South Africa
R 159,288
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwama (Hindi: ग्वामा) occurs most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 150,391st most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,484,673 people. Gwama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwama live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 454,857th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 366 people.
Gwama is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,268 people, or 1 in 42,727. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent live, Gauteng, where 12 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.
Gwama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Gwama earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.97% less than the national average, earning R 159,288 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gwama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gwama in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्वामा | gvama | - |
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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 Gwama
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