Gwase Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Gwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwase occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gwase click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwase? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,121,169th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwase live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Gwase is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 41 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Gwase
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