Gwavava Surname

348,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwavava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwavava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0031:15,3922,167
England271:2,063,63279,942
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Gwavava Last Name Facts

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

Gwavava is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwavava? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 348,836th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,960,407 people. The last name Gwavava occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwavava live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,003 people, or 1 in 15,392. In Zimbabwe Gwavava is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 31 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent reside and Harare Province, where 21 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwasvava9319/
Kwavava86429/
Gwabava861/
Gwawawa71154/
Gwawaba715/
Kuavava711/
Gqwababa671/
Gwabhabha631/
Kwawawa5725/
Quevava575/
Kwabawa573/
Gbababa572/

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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
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  • 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 Gwavava
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