Gwedeza Surname
Approximately 2,774 people bear this surname
Gwedeza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,745 | 1:6,236 | 896 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwedeza (13) may also be a first name.
Gwedeza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwedeza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwedeza is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwedeza.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwedeza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 157,657th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,627,089 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwedeza reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gwedeza is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 13 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 2,745 people, or 1 in 6,236. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Gwedeza
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