Gwede Surname
Approximately 2,182 people bear this surname
Gwede Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 984 | 1:15,689 | 2,234 |
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| Nigeria | 263 | 1:673,547 | 31,367 |
| Kenya | 168 | 1:274,880 | 18,068 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Gwede (191) may also be a first name.
Gwede Demographics
Gwede Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gwede Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwede Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwede is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwede? popularity and diffusion
It is the 192,879th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,339,847 people. The last name Gwede is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwede are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwede is also the 657,437th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 191 people.
The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 984 people, or 1 in 15,689. In Zimbabwe Gwede is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 24 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 17 percent are found and Harare Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
Gwede Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gqwede | 91 | 469 | / |
| Kgwede | 91 | 26 | / |
| Gweder | 91 | 17 | / |
| Gweude | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuede | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ngwedeh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ngwedde | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkgwede | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gweeder | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngweede | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kgwedie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guede | 80 | 22,402 | / |
| Gbede | 80 | 7,078 | / |
| Gweda | 80 | 737 | / |
| Kwede | 80 | 327 | / |
| Gwade | 80 | 170 | / |
| Qwede | 80 | 126 | / |
| Gwedi | 80 | 99 | / |
| Gwide | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gwode | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cwede | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwedy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgwedi | 73 | 3,982 | / |
| Guedea | 73 | 1,468 | / |
| Gbedey | 73 | 618 | / |
| Gouede | 73 | 453 | / |
| Gueade | 73 | 227 | / |
| Guedey | 73 | 69 | / |
| Gbedee | 73 | 68 | / |
| Nqwede | 73 | 34 | / |
| Guedde | 73 | 22 | / |
| Kwedeu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gwedda | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gweddy | 73 | 12 | / |
| Qweder | 73 | 10 | / |
| Guedei | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gbeide | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gbedea | 73 | 10 | / |
| Guedeh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gbeade | 73 | 5 | / |
| Guedee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gueyde | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gueide | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghwade | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbeede | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwedde | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qwedeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guedeï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gcwade | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gqweda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweada | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwadeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwedie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweedy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwyder | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gvedes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwedeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbedei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwedje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghweidije | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kgweedi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kweeder | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gouhede | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gouedey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kwedder | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gbehdeh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gouedet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gueddeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gouedje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goueder | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbeadee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbehdea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwedeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghueder | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghweidi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghweidy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeadea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaide | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnkwede | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ggwedda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeadei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwedih | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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