Gwavana Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gwavana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwavana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwavana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwavana is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwavana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwavana is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwavana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Gwavana is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Gwavana occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwavanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gwevana | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gcwabana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gqwabana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwabhana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwabanai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwashwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gbabana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gbawana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbovana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qwabana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwavano | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwewaana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueivana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaybana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guahybana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kwewana | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quabana | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quawanna | 53 | 2 | / |
| Gbavonou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gbabeina | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kuhabana | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kuawanna | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiwona | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quajuanna | 50 | 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 Gwavana
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