Gwehama Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Gwehama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 132 | 1:116,956 | 15,881 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwehama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwehama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwehama occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gwehama.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwehama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,551,568th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwehama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 116,956. In Zimbabwe Gwehama is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 62 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 22 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Gwehama is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gweama | 92 | 44 | / |
| Gwejama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gweyama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gbeama | 77 | 27 | / |
| Gwaima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gwauma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gueama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwamea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gweuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweyama | 71 | 5,352 | / |
| Gwiyama | 71 | 222 | / |
| Guihama | 71 | 221 | / |
| Gwajima | 71 | 93 | / |
| Gweamee | 71 | 56 | / |
| Gbeyama | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gweyami | 71 | 4 | / |
| Guehame | 71 | 3 | / |
| Guehami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwejama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwijema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gweyema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwame | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nkweyama | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwaajema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kweeyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkweyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwijyema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guehaime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guiahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayima | 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
- 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 Gwehama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis