Gwasiya Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Gwasiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 71 | 1:217,440 | 24,563 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwasiya (13) may also be a first name.
Gwasiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwasiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwasiya is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gwasiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwasiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Gwasiya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwasiya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwasiya is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 217,440. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 90 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 8 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Gwasiya is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guasiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwasiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwashiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwasoa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gwasau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwasaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guahasiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwasiye | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kwajiya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gbasiyo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gbaseya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwasyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwazeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbasiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbagiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwasaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guosiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guajiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwadziya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kwasiaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwasaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaziye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwachiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwasiya
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