Gwambe Surname
Approximately 1,818 people bear this surname
Gwambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 712 | 1:76,092 | 9,464 |
| Nigeria | 569 | 1:311,323 | 17,268 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 78 | 1:197,926 | 23,035 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gwambe (25) may also be a first name.
Gwambe Demographics
Average Gwambe Salary in
South Africa
R 262,308
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwambeh | 92 | 9 | / |
| Gwambie | 92 | 9 | / |
| Gwaambe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwambee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwambeer | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ngcwambe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwambea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guambe | 83 | 108,511 | / |
| Gwamba | 83 | 956 | / |
| Gwembe | 83 | 621 | / |
| Kwambe | 83 | 381 | / |
| Gwambi | 83 | 267 | / |
| Gbambe | 83 | 78 | / |
| Gwanbe | 83 | 23 | / |
| Gwombe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Qwambe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gvambe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngweambea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Guambeh | 77 | 65 | / |
| Guambei | 77 | 32 | / |
| Gbambea | 77 | 21 | / |
| Guambie | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kwambeh | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kwanmbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Guambey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghwambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngvambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ggwamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwambaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwambie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwambee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwambuha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nghwambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hgcwembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwasimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwamboy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwasimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cuambe | 67 | 43,970 | / |
| Kwembe | 67 | 5,094 | / |
| Kwamba | 67 | 1,545 | / |
| Kwambi | 67 | 437 | / |
| Cwombe | 67 | 365 | / |
| Gbombe | 67 | 343 | / |
| Guambi | 67 | 307 | / |
| Gbambi | 67 | 185 | / |
| Gwembi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kuambe | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kwanbe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qwambi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Quambe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbanbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwombe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guanbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guatember | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanbi | 67 | 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 Gwambe
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