Gwate Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
Zimbabwe1201:128,65217,093
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Gwate (28) may also be a first name.

Gwate Last Name Facts

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

Gwate (Marathi: गवते) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwate? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 754,238th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwate reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gwate is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 28 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 334,430. In South Africa it is most common in: Northern Cape, where 54 percent reside, North West, where 36 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Gwate Last Name Statistics demography

Gwate earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.25% less than the national average, earning R 106,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwate9125/
Gwatee9112/
Gwathe914/
Gwatte913/
Gwateu912/
Gwateh911/
Gwaste911/
Gwatei911/
Gwat89352/
Kgwathe83248/
Ngwateh8339/
Gwather8314/
Ngwaite835/
Gwathey832/
Ngwatei831/
Gwate'e831/
Gwata802,274/
Gwati802,074/
Gbate801,999/
Gwete801,185/
Guate801,037/
Kwate80845/
Gwite80442/
Gwatd806/
Gwote805/
Gwath803/
Gvate801/
Gwast801/
Gwatt801/
Gwait801/
Cwate801/
Ghwaiter7731/
Gwaite'e778/
Geewater776/
Ngwayate774/
Ghwaiteh772/
Kgwete733,606/
Gbatte73200/
Kwatte73136/
Ghwait7395/
Gbatea7387/
Kwatea7376/
Gwaita7366/
Gcwata7364/
Guates7350/
Gcwati7339/
Kwateh7338/
Gbatey7332/
Gbatee7329/
Guaste7328/
Gueate7322/
Guatei7318/
Gwatai7316/
Kgwata7315/
Gwathy7310/
Gbatei7310/
Gbaite738/
Gwatyi738/
Kwatie737/
Gwathi735/
Guhate735/
Ghvate735/
Gqwete735/
Gweteh734/
Kwatee734/
Kwateu734/
Gwatoa734/
Qwathe734/
Guatte733/
Gwethe733/
Kwatei732/
Gbathe732/
Gbeate732/
Gwette732/
Guadte732/
Guaete732/
Guaite732/
Kwaite732/
Gqwati732/
Kwaete731/
Guathe731/
Gwatid731/
Gwatui731/
Gwetea731/
Guateh731/
Kwaate731/
Gwauta731/
Kwaute731/
Kweate731/
Ngwath731/
Gbaute731/
Guatey731/
Guatez731/
Guatie731/
Gwaiti731/
Gwatio731/
Gwatta731/
Gwatti731/
Gwayta731/
Gwetee731/
Gwatch731/
Gwhite731/
Kwates731/
Kwatey731/
Kwathe731/
Gwad671,385/
Guat67794/
Kwat67273/
Ghwaith67242/
Kgwethe67148/
Gqwethe6788/
Gbateah6781/
Nguateh6776/
Gwot6751/
Gbaatee6719/
Gbatteh6716/
Guaites6711/
Gwaitta678/
Kwahter677/
Guaytes676/
Gwayita676/
Ghwaita674/
Kgwatha674/
Gbat673/
Ngqwati673/
Ngwatyi673/
Guauter672/
Guastes672/
Gueyate672/
Gqwathi672/
Kwaitei671/
Kweiate671/
Gweîtte671/
Kweyate671/
Gbatheh671/
Gbateeh671/
Kwattei671/
Kwatteh671/
Guastte671/
Kwate'e671/
Kwatije671/
Kwayate671/
Kwaitee671/
Ngkuate671/
Ngvateh671/
Nkwathe671/
Nkweate671/
Gbeyate671/
Guehate671/
Guaiteu671/
Gwaitai671/
Gqwatha671/
Gcwathi671/
Qwat671/
Guaiate671/
Gvat671/

Gwate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gwate in the Marathi language
गवतेgavate-

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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
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  • 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 Gwate
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