Gwavuma Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gwavuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwavuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153

Gwavuma Last Name Facts

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

Gwavuma occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwavuma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwavuma live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Gwavuma is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent live, North West, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live.

Gwavuma Last Name Statistics demography

Gwavuma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.59% less than the national average, earning R 93,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavuma92214/
Gwavume862/
Gavum8322/
Kavuma7720,001/
Gavume7735/
Gafuma7716/
Gavima774/
Gavama771/
Gavumo771/
Gvouma771/
Gavmma771/
Cavuma771/
Kyavuma71192/
Kavuuma71101/
Kwavama7113/
Kavhuma719/
Kavvuma716/
Kavouma714/
Gavamma714/
Kiavuma714/
Kavumah713/
Gwewuma712/
Gavaium711/
Gavimae711/
Kaavuma711/
Kavumma711/
Kavuima711/
Kavuama711/
Kav Uma711/
Gavimay711/
Gavamay711/
Gavimah711/
Ghavuim711/
Kwavima711/
Gaivama711/
Kavum67156/
Gavim6757/
Gaavyima6722/
Çavma6720/
Gavam6714/
Gavom6713/
Gavem6711/
Ghavamah674/
Kwaphuma673/
Gavvamma673/
Qavum672/
Guvma672/
Kawafuma671/
Gvima671/
Gwaifumo671/
Gavmi671/
Gawvamma671/
Gwavamwe671/
Kwaviyma671/
Kwaibuma671/
Gaufm670/

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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 Gwavuma
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