Gwambiwa Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Gwambiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Gwambiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwambiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwambiwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwambiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwambiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Gwambiwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwambiwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Gwambiwa is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 233,913. In Zimbabwe Gwambiwa is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 39 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 33 percent live and Harare Province, where 26 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live.
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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 Gwambiwa
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