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
The surname Gwasiya is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwasiya? popularity and diffusion
Gwasiya is the 2,237,939th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname is predominantly 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 frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 217,440. In Zimbabwe Gwasiya is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 90 percent reside, Matabeleland North Province, where 8 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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