Gwatse Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Gwatse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 151 | 1:1,173,131 | 47,714 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gwatse (15) may also be a first name.
Gwatse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwatse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwatse occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwatse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,422,956th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Gwatse occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwatse live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwatse is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name Gwatse is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 1,173,131. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 93 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Gwatse exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwatshe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gbatse | 83 | 402 | / |
| Gwetse | 83 | 280 | / |
| Kwatse | 83 | 42 | / |
| Gwatsa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gwatsi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guatse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qwatse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwautsa | 77 | 121 | / |
| Gwetshe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gwatsha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kwautse | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nqwatse | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gbaatse | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kwatsea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gbatsee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kwatshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaatse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwetse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwaze | 73 | 3,452 | / |
| Kwats | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwace | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guats | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwashtse | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwatshie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwahatse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwatsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwahtsee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuatse | 67 | 185 | / |
| Kwatsi | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kwetse | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gwotts | 67 | 49 | / |
| Quatse | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gwazhe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kwatsa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gwazie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gwadze | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gwache | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gwaize | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nkwahatse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbatsi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwazeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guatze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwatch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwatsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwatsi | 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 Gwatse
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