Gwangwani Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Gwangwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 59 | 1:261,665 | 27,736 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Gwangwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwangwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwangwani is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwangwani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwangwani live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Gwangwani is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 261,665. In Zimbabwe Gwangwani is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 95 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 2 percent are found and Harare Province, where 2 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwangwani | 95 | 100 | / |
| Gwangwanyi | 95 | 13 | / |
| Kwangwani | 89 | 107 | / |
| Gwangwana | 89 | 3 | / |
| Gwangwane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gwangwanyo | 84 | 12 | / |
| Kwangwanit | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gwangwanaa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kwangwane | 78 | 5 | / |
| Kwangwanh | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kwangwana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwangqwane | 76 | 1 | / |
| Ngwongwane | 74 | 2 | / |
| Kwankwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwankwane | 63 | 2 | / |
| Quongwane | 56 | 131 | / |
| Kuangvanh | 56 | 2 | / |
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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 Gwangwani
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