Gwanda Surname

185,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7561:234,31613,659
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
Tanzania3621:146,24813,342
Zimbabwe3301:46,7837,181
Niger1141:168,3516,055
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gwanda (434) may also be a first name.

Gwanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwanda is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwanda is the 185,898th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,197,695 people. The last name Gwanda is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanda reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 411,730th most common first name on earth, held by 434 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 756 people, or 1 in 234,316. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Katsina, where 40 percent reside, Sokoto, where 17 percent reside and Plateau, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Gwanda occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 16 percent reside.

Gwanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

Gwanda earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.66% less than the national average, earning R 76,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwandaa92405/
Gwaunda9262/
Gwainda9248/
Gwandah9232/
Gwandai9224/
Gwandea924/
Ghwanda924/
Gwatenda8654/
Ngwandai864/
Ngwandah862/
Ghwanday861/
Gweandah861/
Ngwaanda861/
Kwanda832,992/
Guanda831,779/
Gwande831,413/
Gwandi831,164/
Gbanda831,087/
Gwando83178/
Gwonda8372/
Cwanda8325/
Gvanda831/
Qwanda831/
Geewandai801/
Gbandea77425/
Gueanda7712/
Gbanday7710/
Guandai779/
Gwhande776/
Gbhanda776/
Kwainda775/
Gbeanda774/
Guandad774/
Guanday773/
Kwandah772/
Ncwanda771/
Gwandei771/
Gbandaa771/
Ghwando771/
Gwandie771/
Gwondah771/
Kwandai771/
Guhanda771/
Gwandip771/
Gwandis771/
Guandga771/
Gwaynde771/
Quwanda770/
Kwatenda713/
Guandaia711/
N'Kwanda711/
Ngwaindi711/
Ngwondah711/
Ngwanduo711/
Gbahndah711/
Gwahande711/
Ng'wandi711/
Gbande673,902/
Gbandi673,549/
Kwando671,232/
Kuanda671,011/
Kwande67830/
Guande67647/
Cuanda67618/
Kwandi67328/
Gbando67173/
Kwandy67110/
Guando67106/
Gbonda67101/
Guandi6754/
Quanda6750/
Kwonda6733/
Guonda6717/
Gvande6717/
Cwonda6717/
Gbandy679/
Guhandass674/
Qwandi673/
Gwamdi672/
Gvandi671/
Guandy671/
Gwondo671/
Cwańda671/
Gwondi671/

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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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  • 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 Gwanda
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