Gwavi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gwavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gwavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwavi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwavi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwavi is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Gwavi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwavi reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Gwavi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Kenya Gwavi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Gwavi
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