Gwaneza Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Gwaneza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gwaneza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwaneza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwaneza is carried by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaneza? popularity and diffusion
Gwaneza is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Gwaneza occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Gwaneza live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Rwanda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 710,311. Other than Rwanda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Italy, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaneeza | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gweneza | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kwaneza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwanetsa | 80 | 59 | / |
| Ngwanezo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Guanieza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwanezou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwaniza | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngwanegia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwainezah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwannesia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guanezo | 71 | 54 | / |
| Kwaneja | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gwaneje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kwanaza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Guaniza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Guanesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbaneze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwanesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwanhza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guaniezo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kwangiza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwasniza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwanaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guañieza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbanesha | 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 Gwaneza
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