Gwangwani Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwangwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwangwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Gwangwani Last Name Facts

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

Gwangwani is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwangwani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Gwangwani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwangwani are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 261,665. In Zimbabwe Gwangwani is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 95 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 2 percent reside and Harare Province, where 2 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Gwangwani exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.

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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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