Gwatura Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwatura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwatura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7441:20,7503,099
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gwatura (25) may also be a first name.

Gwatura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwatura is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwatura? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 452,985th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwatura are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwatura is also the 2,136,160th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 744 people, or 1 in 20,750. In Zimbabwe Gwatura is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 23 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Gwatura is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwatura931/
Gwature86574/
Guatura86429/
Gwatira8620/
Gwaturi863/
Gwetura861/
Gwaturo861/
Kwatura861/
Kwatuura801/
Guattura801/
Kwatira714/
Quatura712/
Kwatora711/
Gbature711/
Kwature711/
Kwetura711/
Kwatirai6718/
Ngwoture671/
Kwatiraha631/
Cuetura571/
Guatiero531/

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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 Gwatura
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