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
Gwavana occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gwavana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwavana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly 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.
Gwavana is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent reside.
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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