Gwave Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Gwave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gwave (10) may also be a first name.
Gwave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwave Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwave is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwave? popularity and diffusion
Gwave is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Gwave live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 88 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found and Kano, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Singapore, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwave | 91 | 7 | / |
| Gwaive | 91 | 1 | / |
| Guave | 80 | 100 | / |
| Gwawe | 80 | 48 | / |
| Kwave | 80 | 31 | / |
| Gbave | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gvave | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gwavi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gweve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guaves | 73 | 1,003 | / |
| Guavez | 73 | 706 | / |
| Ngwavi | 73 | 143 | / |
| Gqwabe | 73 | 43 | / |
| Gbauve | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ghvave | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gbaave | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kwaave | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gwasue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kwuave | 73 | 4 | / |
| G'Vave | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwaiwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwaibe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ggwabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwauve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeave | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwavey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wavi | 67 | 1,381 | / |
| N'Gvave | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngw'avi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gweyawe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guaveïa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guayves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiveh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbahave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwauhve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeavee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cweaver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwieawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwawe | 67 | 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 Gwave
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