Gwavu Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Gwavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 593 | 1:91,362 | 11,180 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwavu Demographics
Average Gwavu Salary in
South Africa
R 218,604
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwavu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwavu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 509,669th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. Gwavu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwavu live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Gwavu is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 593 people, or 1 in 91,362. In South Africa Gwavu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 79 percent are found, Western Cape, where 8 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Gwavu Last Name Statistics demography
Gwavu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.01% less than the national average, earning R 218,604 per year.
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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 Gwavu
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