Gwature Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwature Surname User-submission:

The surname Gwature derives from the Shona word kwatura, which means 'beating something harshly', 'separating something'. This surname therefore means 'one who beats severely' or 'one who harshly separates something'.

Gwature Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5691:27,1324,173
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gwature Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Gwature derives from the Shona word kwatura, which means 'beating something harshly', 'separating something'. This surname therefore means 'one who beats severely' or 'one who harshly separates something'.

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Gwature Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwature is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwature? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 554,992nd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwature live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Gwature is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 569 people, or 1 in 27,132. In Zimbabwe Gwature is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 17 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwatura86749/
Gweture86213/
Gwaturi863/
Gbature861/
Kwature861/
Ngwoture801/
Gbatur775/
Gwator771/
Guatura71429/
Kwatire711/
Gwatiri711/
Kwatura711/
Guattura671/
Kwatiere671/
Kwatuura671/
Guattiere631/
Kwator621/
Gwotor621/
Kwatiri5773/
Quathur573/
Quatore572/
Queture571/
Kwahtor571/
Quatour571/
Kwatora571/
Kwatirai5318/
Quattore532/
Quatiere531/
Guatierri509/
Guaitieri503/
Guattieri501/

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