Gwashu Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwashu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwashu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2061:74,94311,057
South Africa1841:294,44428,524
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gwashu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwashu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gwashu has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gwashu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwashu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwashu is the 738,530th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwashu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 74,943. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 66 percent reside, Harare Province, where 14 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 47 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Gwashu Last Name Statistics demography

Gwashu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.29% less than the national average, earning R 96,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqwashu9237/
Gwatshu924/
Ngwashu924/
Qgwashu921/
Kgwashu921/
Gwashut921/
Gwasu9161/
Ngqwashu865/
Nghwashu865/
Gqwatshu861/
N'Gwashu861/
Ngkwashu861/
Kwashu83207/
Qwashu83176/
Gwachu8315/
Gweshu8310/
Gwausu831/
Gwasou831/
Gwasau831/
Ngqwasheu804/
Nqwashu7731/
Kwashsu772/
Ngwasuh771/
Gwasseu771/
Kwatshu771/
Guatshu771/
Kwasu73896/
Gwesu73378/
Gwaxu73147/
Gbasu7362/
Cwasu738/
Guasu736/
Gwosu731/
Nkwhashu7111/
Kwaishui711/
Kwasau671,247/
Guassu67254/
Ncwasu6754/
Kwaisu6732/
Gbeasu6721/
Kwasui6710/
Guoshu679/
Kwassu675/
Kweshu674/
Quashu673/
Kwasou673/
Kwausu671/
Kwuasu671/
Gwazeu671/
Nguasu671/
Kwaseu671/
Gbasou671/
Qwasau671/

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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 Gwashu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis