Gwangwe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gwangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gwangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwangwe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwangwe? popularity and diffusion
Gwangwe is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Gwangwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwangwe reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Gwangwe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwagwe | 92 | 7 | / |
| Ng'wangwe | 88 | 9 | / |
| N'Gwangwe | 88 | 9 | / |
| Nngwangwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gwangwa | 86 | 2,922 | / |
| Gbangwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kwangwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwaangw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwangway | 80 | 2,400 | / |
| Kgwakgwe | 80 | 240 | / |
| Gwangwaa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ngwaigwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwagwa | 77 | 1,914 | / |
| Gwakwe | 77 | 265 | / |
| Gwagwi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gwogwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwagwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwagbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwangw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwangwaya | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ngwangwai | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ngwangway | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kgwaakgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbahngweh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwang'way | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwaangw | 71 | 1,211 | / |
| Kwangwa | 71 | 1,037 | / |
| Gbangbe | 71 | 162 | / |
| Guangue | 71 | 137 | / |
| Kwangue | 71 | 56 | / |
| Gbangue | 71 | 53 | / |
| Gwagwai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Qwang'w | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gwanqwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gwankwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cwangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgwagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwankwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwaygwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwagbea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbongwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwague | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwaigwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwagwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgwakwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaang'w | 67 | 820 | / |
| Kgwakgwa | 67 | 331 | / |
| Gwaigwai | 67 | 76 | / |
| Nkwangue | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kwangwai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gcwagcwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kwanguea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwaygway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuangwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgwahgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbangbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaghbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeangbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbangbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guangbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwongwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quwangwa | 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
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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 Gwangwe
- 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