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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Gwate? popularity and diffusion

It is the 754,238th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwate live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name globally, borne by 28 people.

The surname Gwate is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne 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. Excluding South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It is also found 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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