Gwanza Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Gwanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 114 | 1:135,423 | 17,730 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Gwanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwanza has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gwanza.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,118,459th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanza are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Gwanza is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 135,423. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 54 percent are found, Harare Province, where 15 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaunza | 92 | 243 | / |
| Ngwanzea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwandza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwaunzah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwanza | 83 | 1,876 | / |
| Gbanza | 83 | 511 | / |
| Gwanja | 83 | 32 | / |
| Gwanzo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Guanza | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gwansa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gwanzi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gwanze | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gwonza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwanzea | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kwanzia | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gwansah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gbanzai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kwanzaa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nkwanza | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gwantsa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gbaanza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanhza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaanza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwansa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwancia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gcwansa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaanze | 71 | 39 | / |
| Kwanzaya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Gwatenze | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ngwangia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwaunsah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwhanzai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwosinza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwainzes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanzie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaunzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwansa | 67 | 788 | / |
| Gbanzi | 67 | 754 | / |
| Kuanza | 67 | 746 | / |
| Kwanzi | 67 | 592 | / |
| Gbanzo | 67 | 565 | / |
| Kwanja | 67 | 549 | / |
| Gwange | 67 | 175 | / |
| Guanzo | 67 | 128 | / |
| Kwanze | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gwanji | 67 | 68 | / |
| Gbansa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gwanje | 67 | 40 | / |
| Cuanza | 67 | 40 | / |
| Guanja | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gwanjo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwanzo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwangi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbonza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guanzi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwansi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gh'wanzou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahandza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwamza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guansa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwonzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwainezah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgwantsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwansy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbanze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guanze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwance | 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 Gwanza
- 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