Gwangwa Surname
Approximately 2,922 people bear this surname
Gwangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,347 | 1:23,084 | 2,931 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 189 | 1:81,684 | 11,934 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwangwa (19) may also be a first name.
Gwangwa Demographics
Average Gwangwa Salary in
South Africa
R 216,072
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwangwa is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwangwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwangwa is the 150,823rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,494,027 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwangwa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gwangwa is also the 2,523,061st most numerous given name worldwide, held by 19 people.
This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,347 people, or 1 in 23,084. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 52 percent reside, Gauteng, where 39 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Gwangwa is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.
Gwangwa Last Name Statistics demography
Gwangwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning R 216,072 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwangway | 93 | 2,400 | / |
| Gwangwaa | 93 | 19 | / |
| Gwangwaya | 88 | 16 | / |
| Ngwangwai | 88 | 9 | / |
| Ngwangway | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ngwang'wa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Gwangkwat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gwasengwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gwang'way | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kwangwa | 86 | 1,037 | / |
| Gwangwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gwanqwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gwankwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gwangwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cwangwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwangwa | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kwangwai | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ngwankwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwangwoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwangwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwangwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaungwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quwangwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Gwangwe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ng'wangwe | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kwangwaai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nngwangwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaingwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwangwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbangba | 71 | 593 | / |
| Kwankwa | 71 | 181 | / |
| Gbangua | 71 | 103 | / |
| Guangua | 71 | 65 | / |
| Gwongwo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gbangwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Qwanqwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cwancwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbangbay | 67 | 81 | / |
| Guanghua | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kwanguea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwanguha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaang'kway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbangbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwankwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwangwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwankua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbangbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbangbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwanghua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwamkwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwankwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwankwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guangbai | 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 Gwangwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis