Gwelani Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Gwelani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 149 | 1:363,609 | 33,044 |
Gwelani (25) may also be a first name.
Gwelani Demographics
Average Gwelani Salary in
South Africa
R 51,060
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwelani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwelani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwelani occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwelani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,441,361st most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Gwelani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwelani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.
The surname Gwelani is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 363,609. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 81 percent are found, Western Cape, where 6 percent are found and North West, where 5 percent are found.
Gwelani Last Name Statistics demography
Gwelani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.51% less than the national average, earning R 51,060 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwelanui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kwelani | 86 | 610 | / |
| Qwelani | 86 | 240 | / |
| Gwelana | 86 | 118 | / |
| Gwelane | 86 | 27 | / |
| Guelani | 86 | 17 | / |
| Gwilani | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nkwelani | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ngwilani | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gueliani | 80 | 3 | / |
| Guhelani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goueliani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgwetlane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngwilanyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qwelane | 71 | 253 | / |
| Guilani | 71 | 110 | / |
| Cwelana | 71 | 53 | / |
| Guelane | 71 | 28 | / |
| Qwelana | 71 | 16 | / |
| Cwilani | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gwilana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cwelane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuelani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwelane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guiliani | 67 | 1,131 | / |
| Kouelani | 67 | 92 | / |
| Gueliane | 67 | 73 | / |
| Nkuelani | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kweliana | 67 | 31 | / |
| Guilaani | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kweilane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guailani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ncwelane | 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 Gwelani
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