Gwapela Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Gwapela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 182 | 1:12,016 | 2,280 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gwapela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwapela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwapela is held by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwapela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,257,535th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwapela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Botswana, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 12,016. Excluding Botswana Gwapela is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwapele | 86 | 17 | / |
| Gwapila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwaapele | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ngwapele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwapelo | 71 | 55 | / |
| Gbapelo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gbapele | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kwapele | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwapila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwapeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwapala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guapele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwapealo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guapelos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaephila | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gbapili | 57 | 27 | / |
| Gbopele | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kwopala | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kwapilo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kwapile | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kuapola | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kuaphola | 53 | 3 | / |
| Gboupele | 53 | 2 | / |
| Gbopilay | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkwapile | 53 | 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 Gwapela
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