Gwedegwede Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gwedegwede Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gwedegwede Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwedegwede Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwedegwede occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwedegwede? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwedegwede reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Excluding Malawi it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwedugwedu | 80 | 70 | / |
| Kwedekwede | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guedeguede | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guedeaguede | 76 | 1 | / |
| Gwetekwete | 70 | 34 | / |
| Guedgued | 67 | 941 | / |
| Kedekede | 67 | 47 | / |
| Godegode | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gadegade | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadegode | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guideguide | 60 | 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
- 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 Gwedegwede
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