Gwaxa Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

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

Gwaxa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwaxa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6331:85,58910,529

Gwaxa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwaxa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwaxa.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwaxa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 515,280th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. Gwaxa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaxa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 633 people, or 1 in 85,589. In South Africa Gwaxa is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 8 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent reside.

Gwaxa Last Name Statistics demography

Gwaxa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.87% less than the national average, earning R 140,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwasa801,394/
Gwexa80509/
Gwaxo802/
Gwassa731,119/
Gwasha73529/
Gwacha73246/
Kgwasa7325/
Gwasia7313/
Gwasoa7311/
Kgwaza739/
Gwaisa732/
Gqwaza732/
Gwaaza732/
Gcwasa731/
Gwahza731/
Gwuaza731/
Gwasza731/
Gwasau731/
Gwaiza731/
Gweexa731/
Gwaazo731/
Gwasaa731/
Nghwasa67133/
Kgwasha6715/
Gwuazah678/
Gqwasha678/
Gwaghza676/
Ngwaisa672/
Gwazzah671/
Gwaasha671/
Gwangxy671/
Gwazaha671/
Gwachha671/

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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 Gwaxa
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