Gwede Surname

192,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9841:15,6892,234
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
Nigeria2631:673,54731,367
Kenya1681:274,88018,068
South Africa601:902,96258,308
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Gwede (191) may also be a first name.

Gwede Last Name Facts

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

Gwede occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwede? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwede is the 192,879th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,339,847 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwede reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gwede is also the 657,437th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 191 people.

Gwede is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 984 people, or 1 in 15,689. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 24 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 17 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Gwede exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Gwede Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gwede surname is primarily Christian (71%) in Kenya.

The amount Gwede earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.53% less than the national average, earning R 81,924 per year and in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqwede91469/
Kgwede9126/
Gweder9117/
Gweude911/
Ngwuede8319/
Ngwedeh835/
Ngwedde834/
Nkgwede832/
Gweeder831/
Ngweede831/
Kgwedie831/
Guede8022,402/
Gbede807,078/
Gweda80737/
Kwede80327/
Gwade80170/
Qwede80126/
Gwedi8099/
Gwide8013/
Gwode806/
Cwede801/
Gwedy801/
Kgwedi733,982/
Guedea731,468/
Gbedey73618/
Gouede73453/
Gueade73227/
Guedey7369/
Gbedee7368/
Nqwede7334/
Guedde7322/
Kwedeu7320/
Gwedda7314/
Gweddy7312/
Qweder7310/
Guedei7310/
Gbeide7310/
Gbedea7310/
Guedeh737/
Gbeade735/
Guedee734/
Gueyde733/
Gueide733/
Ghwade732/
Gbeede732/
Kwedde732/
Qwedeh731/
Guedeï731/
Gcwade731/
Gqweda731/
Gweada731/
Gwadeu731/
Kwedie731/
Gweedy731/
Gwyder731/
Gvedes731/
Kwedeh731/
Gbedei731/
Kwedje731/
Ghweidije716/
Kgweedi6736/
Kweeder6724/
Gouhede6720/
Gouedey6718/
Kwedder6715/
Gbehdeh6712/
Gouedet6710/
Gueddeh676/
Gouedje674/
Goueder674/
Gbeadee672/
Gbehdea671/
Nkwedeh671/
Ghueder671/
Ghweidi671/
Ghweidy671/
Gbeadea671/
Ngwaide671/
Nnkwede671/
Ggwedda671/
Gbeadei671/
Ngwedih671/

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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 Gwede
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