Gwara Surname
Approximately 5,404 people bear this surname
Gwara Surname User-submission:
The Gwara surname means 'way', a 'path leading from one place to another'.
Gwara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3,635 | 1:4,247 | 375 |
| Poland | 926 | 1:41,046 | 6,435 |
| Kenya | 228 | 1:202,543 | 14,705 |
| Nepal | 220 | 1:129,459 | 2,387 |
| United States | 138 | 1:2,626,514 | 158,538 |
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Gwara (194) may also be a first name.
Gwara Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Gwara surname means 'way', a 'path leading from one place to another'.
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Gwara Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gwara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwara (Hindi: ग्वारा) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 88,852nd most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,348,547 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Gwara live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gwara is also the 651,944th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 194 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,635 people, or 1 in 4,247. In Zimbabwe Gwara is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 18 percent live, Harare Province, where 16 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 17 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Gwara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Gwara surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
Gwara earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,343 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gwara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gwara in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्वारा | gvara | - |
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