Gwebu Surname

32,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Gwebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,0591:7,675966
Swaziland6,6951:19442
Zimbabwe2,4171:6,387687
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
England361:1,547,72466,012
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Gwebu (11) may also be a first name.

Gwebu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwebu is found most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwebu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,463rd most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 444,281 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwebu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 7,059 people, or 1 in 7,675. In South Africa Gwebu is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Limpopo, where 9 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 41 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found.

Gwebu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gwebu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.15% less than the national average, earning R 165,984 per year and in United States they earn 47.22% more than the national average, earning $63,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gcwebu913/
Gwebui913/
Gweebu911/
Gwwebu911/
Ngwebuh8324/
Ngwebou833/
Ngweabu832/
Gwebush831/
Kwebu80417/
Gbebu80135/
Gwibu8035/
Gwabu8019/
Guebu8013/
Qwebu809/
Cwebu802/
Guebou73178/
Kwebou7351/
Gbebou7320/
Guebeu737/
Ngwibu731/
Guebuh731/
Gweivu731/
Guebau731/
Ngwuebouh711/
Guebouh6744/
Gueabou6743/
Gwaibui675/
Gueybou671/
Gouebou671/

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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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  • 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 Gwebu
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