Gwanya Surname
Approximately 2,544 people bear this surname
Gwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,355 | 1:23,005 | 2,924 |
| Zimbabwe | 163 | 1:94,713 | 13,461 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwanya Demographics
Average Gwanya Salary in
South Africa
R 134,640
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwanya occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanya? popularity and diffusion
Gwanya is the 169,610th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,864,601 people. The last name Gwanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,355 people, or 1 in 23,005. In South Africa Gwanya is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, Western Cape, where 12 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Gwanya exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Gwanya Last Name Statistics demography
Gwanya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.34% less than the national average, earning R 134,640 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gqwanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kgwanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ggwanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wanya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ngwanyah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwanya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwanya | 83 | 746 | / |
| Gbanya | 83 | 328 | / |
| Qwanya | 83 | 120 | / |
| Gwanha | 83 | 104 | / |
| Gwanja | 83 | 32 | / |
| Guanya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gwanye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gvanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwagna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwanyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbanyah | 77 | 243 | / |
| Ngwania | 77 | 21 | / |
| Guanyas | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ngwonya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ngwanyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ncwanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kkwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbainya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbanyea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbanyay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwaniyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwanhah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanjia | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ngwanyuy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngwangia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkwanyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngweynya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbainyea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwanja | 67 | 549 | / |
| Kwanye | 67 | 232 | / |
| Gvania | 67 | 197 | / |
| Gbanja | 67 | 136 | / |
| Gwanji | 67 | 68 | / |
| Gwanje | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kuanya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gbanye | 67 | 23 | / |
| Guanja | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kwania | 67 | 16 | / |
| Guania | 67 | 16 | / |
| Guanha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gwanie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gbanyo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gwanjo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwanyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbania | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwanea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwanha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwanegia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwanhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanyaha | 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 Gwanya
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