Gwananga Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwananga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwananga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Gwananga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwananga is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwananga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwananga is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Gwananga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwananga are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Gwananga is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe Gwananga is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 90 percent live and Harare Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Gwananga is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwanganga941/
Guananga881,618/
Gwanonga8848/
Gwenanga881/
Gbananga881/
Gwenhanga8213/
Kuananga751/
Kwanonga751/
Guanangui7125/
Gwannongo711/
Guanangues671/
Gbanongo631/
Kuhenanga594/
Kwangongo591/
Kwanganga591/
Gbanhoungo562/
Cuathnango561/
Kuanamgi503/
Kuenango501/

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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 Gwananga
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