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
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.
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
- 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 Gwangwani
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