Gwasira Surname

294,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwasira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwasira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,2181:12,6751,692
England311:1,797,35772,927
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gwasira Last Name Facts

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

Gwasira occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gwasira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwasira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 294,637th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,627,449 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwasira reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,218 people, or 1 in 12,675. In Zimbabwe Gwasira is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 40 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Gwasira Last Name Statistics demography

Gwasira earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.81% less than the national average, earning R 81,240 per year.

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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 Gwasira
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