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 occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwedeza? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwedeza is the 157,657th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,627,089 people. The surname Gwedeza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwedeza are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwedeza is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Gwedeza is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,745 people, or 1 in 6,236. Apart from Malawi Gwedeza occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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