Gwatimba Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwatimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwatimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2311:66,83210,026
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gwatimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwatimba occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gwatimba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwatimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,064,392nd most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. Gwatimba is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwatimba reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 66,832. In Zimbabwe Gwatimba is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 41 percent live, Harare Province, where 27 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and New Zealand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwatumba8839/
Gwasimba882/
Gwatemba881/
Gwamba86956/
Guaitimba825/
Ngcwaimba821/
Gbaimba80137/
Gweimba801/
Gwaimbo801/
Gwambaa801/
Ggwamba801/
Kwatemba75314/
Gwasemba759/
Ngqwamba757/
Ngwaimbo753/
Kwatimbi752/
Ngwambea751/
Kwatumba751/
Kwamba711,545/
Guamba71616/
Gbamba71585/
Gwambo7193/
Ngweambea714/
Kwatembah711/
Gwanba711/
Kwachimba711/
Kwambai674,743/
Ngwambo67256/
Gbambea6721/
Gbambau6713/
Kwaumba677/
Gboimba674/
Nqwamba673/
Gvamboa671/
Gbeimba671/
Gbeamba671/
Gbaimbo671/
Ncwamba671/
Qwambay671/

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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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  • 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 Gwatimba
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