Gwauya Surname

315,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwauya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gwauya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9501:16,2512,349
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gwauya (155) may also be a first name.

Gwauya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwauya is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwauya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 315,974th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,139,466 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwauya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 738,219th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 155 people.

The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 950 people, or 1 in 16,251. In Zimbabwe Gwauya is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 37 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe Gwauya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 20 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwauya832/
Gbauya831/
Gwateya7730/
Gwahuha771/
Gwouaya771/
Gwahoya771/
Gwaiyay771/
Gwaoa7322/
Gbouya6710/
Kwouya675/
Ngwaou673/
Kwoaya671/
Gbaoya671/
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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 Gwauya
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