Gwanzura Surname

144,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwanzura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwanzura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,8691:5,381541
England871:640,43737,483
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gwanzura (34) may also be a first name.

Gwanzura Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwanzura Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gwanzura is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwanzura? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,236th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,365,318 people. Gwanzura is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gwanzura live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gwanzura is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 34 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,869 people, or 1 in 5,381. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 28 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Gwanzura Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gwanzura earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning R 277,164 per year; in United States they earn 32.17% less than the national average, earning $29,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.22% less than the national average, earning $41,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwanzurah944/
Ngwanzura942/
Gwanzuraa941/
Gwanzuera941/
Gwanzira881/
Kwanzura881/
Kanzura806/
Kwanzira751/
Kwanzara751/
Kyanzura751/
Kawanzuruwa741/
Kwansurat7110/
Kanzur711/
Kanzira67888/
Kanzara67758/
Kenzura6750/
Kanzuru6735/
Kanzora675/
Kanzera673/
Khanzur671/
Kwanzuwari671/
Gwinzer670/
Guansore502/

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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 Gwanzura
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