Gwaqa Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Gwaqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
Gwaqa Demographics
Average Gwaqa Salary in
South Africa
R 92,664
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwaqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwaqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwaqa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaqa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,746,159th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaqa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 492,525. In South Africa Gwaqa is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent are found, Western Cape, where 14 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found.
Gwaqa Last Name Statistics demography
Gwaqa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.01% less than the national average, earning R 92,664 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaqga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwaka | 80 | 888 | / |
| Gwaca | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kwaqa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qwaqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gqwaka | 73 | 329 | / |
| Gwakaa | 73 | 224 | / |
| Ngwaca | 73 | 32 | / |
| Gwauka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwaaka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkwaqa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Guauqa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ggwaka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwacka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwaqas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nqwaqa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguaqa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwakap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qwaqat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaukka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbaquah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngqwaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaquai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaquea | 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 Gwaqa
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