Gwambi Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gwambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2551:212,46222,434
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gwambi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwambi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwambi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwambi is the 970,883rd most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwambi reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Gwambi is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 212,462. In South Africa Gwambi is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Other than South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Gwambi Last Name Statistics demography

Gwambi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.12% less than the national average, earning R 137,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwambie929/
Ghwambi921/
Gwasimbi861/
Nghwambi861/
Gwambe831,818/
Gwamba83956/
Kwambi83437/
Guambi83307/
Gbambi83185/
Gwembi8354/
Qwambi835/
Gwanbi831/
Kwambai774,743/
Guambei7732/
Ngwanbi7718/
Gwambeh779/
Guambie777/
Kweambi774/
Gwaambe771/
Gwambee771/
Kwambie771/
Gbambui771/
Gbeambi771/
Gwambaa771/
Gwanbit771/
Ggwamba771/
Kwambis771/
Kwamboi771/
Kwasimbi71123/
Kwasembi7127/
Kwahambi714/
Gwambeer714/
Gwambuha712/
Kwatimbi712/
Ngcwambe711/
Nkwambui711/
Ngwamboy711/
Ngwambea711/
Guambhyi711/
Guambe67108,511/
Kwamba671,545/
Gwembe67621/
Kuambi67489/
Kwambe67381/
Gbambe6778/
Gbombi6768/
Kwembi6726/
Gwanbe6723/
Gwomvi6721/
Ngweambea674/
Guombi672/
Gbanbi672/
Gwombe672/
Qwambe672/
Gvambe672/
Gwanba671/
Kwachimbi671/

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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 Gwambi
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