Gwema Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Gwema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 191 | 1:80,828 | 11,815 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gwema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwema is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwema.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwema? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,155,901st most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwema reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 80,828. In Zimbabwe Gwema is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 53 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 16 percent live and Harare Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gweama | 91 | 44 | / |
| Gwemha | 91 | 29 | / |
| Gweuma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwemah | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ngwemaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gwama | 80 | 2,933 | / |
| Guema | 80 | 742 | / |
| Gweme | 80 | 734 | / |
| Gbema | 80 | 468 | / |
| Gwoma | 80 | 461 | / |
| Kwema | 80 | 180 | / |
| Qwema | 80 | 108 | / |
| Gwemo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gwima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwamma | 73 | 212 | / |
| Nqwema | 73 | 116 | / |
| Gbeama | 73 | 27 | / |
| Guemma | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kwemah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gouema | 73 | 13 | / |
| Guemah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gbemaï | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gbemai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gbeema | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gueima | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngvema | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbeima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwamai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guemay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwomma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbehma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueyma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwimah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guehma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guemmah | 67 | 486 | / |
| Gweemei | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gweamee | 67 | 56 | / |
| Gbeimah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngwemoh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ng'weme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwemou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwemaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkweema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwehmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwemui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwammaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbemmah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweemie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqweme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouemma | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Weima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwimah | 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
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- 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 Gwema
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