Gwape Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Gwape Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Gwape Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwape Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwape is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwape? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 783,439th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. The surname Gwape is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gwape are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Gwape is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Apart from Malawi Gwape is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwapes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwap | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ngwapey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guape | 80 | 1,772 | / |
| Kwape | 80 | 1,045 | / |
| Gbape | 80 | 115 | / |
| Gwapa | 80 | 71 | / |
| Gwepe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gwapi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kgwaphie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Guapes | 73 | 247 | / |
| Guapez | 73 | 166 | / |
| Kgwapi | 73 | 39 | / |
| Guaipe | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gbaape | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kwaipe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gbapey | 73 | 16 | / |
| Guaype | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gbeape | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwappe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwapha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guaspe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwepea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guappe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwepe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbappe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguape | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaper | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweupe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwahyape | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwappet | 67 | 127 | / |
| Kwap | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gwaipai | 67 | 30 | / |
| Guayupe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gbaapea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwapech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeapeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayipe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaphi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaipes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatpet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guasped | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwotpes | 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 Gwape
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