Gwashe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gwashe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Gwashe (19) may also be a first name.
Gwashe Demographics
Gwashe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gwashe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwashe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwashe is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwashe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwashe is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwashe live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Gwashe is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 100 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live.
Gwashe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gwashe last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Gwashe
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