Gwaxu Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

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

Gwaxu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwaxu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1471:368,55633,364

Gwaxu Last Name Facts

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

Gwaxu is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwaxu.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwaxu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,453,389th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaxu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Gwaxu is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 368,556. In South Africa Gwaxu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 90 percent live, Western Cape, where 6 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live.

Gwaxu Last Name Statistics demography

Gwaxu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.04% less than the national average, earning R 94,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwanxu9112/
Gwangxu8345/
Gwasu8061/
Kwaxu804/
Gwashu73391/
Gwachu7315/
Gwausu731/
Gwasau731/
Gwazeu731/
Gwasou731/
Gqwashu6737/
Gwatshu674/
Ngwashu674/
Qgwashu671/
Kgwashu671/
Gwashut671/
Gwasseu671/
Ngwasuh671/

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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
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  • 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 Gwaxu
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