Gwambe Surname

223,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gwambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7121:76,0929,464
Nigeria5691:311,32317,268
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gwambe (25) may also be a first name.

Gwambe Last Name Facts

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

Gwambe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwambe is the 223,913th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,008,551 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwambe live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gwambe is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 712 people, or 1 in 76,092. In South Africa Gwambe is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 29 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Malawi, where 19 percent reside.

Gwambe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (52%) in Nigeria.

Gwambe earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning R 262,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwambeh929/
Gwambie929/
Gwaambe921/
Gwambee921/
Gwambeer864/
Ngcwambe861/
Ngwambea861/
Guambe83108,511/
Gwamba83956/
Gwembe83621/
Kwambe83381/
Gwambi83267/
Gbambe8378/
Gwanbe8323/
Gwombe832/
Qwambe832/
Gvambe832/
Ngweambea804/
Guambeh7765/
Guambei7732/
Gbambea7721/
Guambie777/
Kwambeh776/
Kwanmbe774/
Guambey772/
Ghwambi771/
Ngvambe771/
Ggwamba771/
Gwambaa771/
Kwambie771/
Kwambee771/
Gwambuha712/
Nghwambi711/
Hgcwembe711/
Gwasimbi711/
Ngwamboy711/
Kwasimbe711/
Cuambe6743,970/
Kwembe675,094/
Kwamba671,545/
Kwambi67437/
Cwombe67365/
Gbombe67343/
Guambi67307/
Gbambi67185/
Gwembi6754/
Kuambe6753/
Kwanbe678/
Qwambi675/
Quambe675/
Gbanbe674/
Kwombe674/
Guanbe672/
Gwanba671/
Guatember671/
Cwembe671/
Guombe671/
Gwanbi671/

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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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  • 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 Gwambe
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