Gwanoya Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Gwanoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 121 | 1:127,589 | 16,979 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwanoya (10) may also be a first name.
Gwanoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwanoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwanoya is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gwanoya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanoya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwanoya is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Gwanoya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwanoya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gwanoya is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 127,589. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 73 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 17 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwanhoya | 93 | 200 | / |
| Gwanyoya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gwanuya | 86 | 12 | / |
| Gwaneya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaniya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwanhoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwangaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwanoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwaney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanou | 71 | 38 | / |
| Gvaniya | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kwaniya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gwahney | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guaniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaneya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwahnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwannoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaenoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guaynoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwangoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbanaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaineya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwattney | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwaitney | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwangaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwanyiet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanayit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwainaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwanau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaneyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweniyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbanayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwuatney | 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 Gwanoya
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