Gwenda Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3831:40,3096,230
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gwenda (9,006) may also be a first name.

Gwenda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwenda Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gwenda (Arabic: غويندا) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwenda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 548,408th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Gwenda reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 65,664th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 9,006 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 40,309. In Zimbabwe Gwenda is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 19 percent live and Midlands Province, where 18 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent live and New Zealand, where 5 percent live.

Gwenda Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gwenda earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.3% less than the national average, earning R 146,616 per year and in United States they earn 43.28% less than the national average, earning $24,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwaenda9228/
Gcwenda922/
Gwweenda867/
Gweendah861/
Gweandah861/
Kwenda8317,600/
Gbenda831,742/
Guenda831,437/
Gwende83332/
Gwendo83297/
Gwwnda8369/
Cwenda8332/
Gwendy8327/
Gwinda8311/
Qwenda837/
Gwendi836/
Gwndas833/
Kwendah77133/
Kweenda77129/
Guenday7780/
Gwainda7748/
Gbendea7741/
Gwwndas772/
Guemnda772/
Gweendi772/
Gbeenda771/
Guendea771/
Gbenday771/
Guennda771/
Gwwndha771/
Kwendau771/
Gwaende771/
Gbendaa771/
Gueenda771/
Gwionda771/
Gwendje771/
Gwendeh771/
Kwendha771/
Ncwenda771/
Ngwendj771/
Ngwinda771/
Kwemnda771/
Kwuenda771/
Gwndi734/
Kwnda731/
Gwnde731/
Ngwendoh714/
Kwehenda714/
Ng'wendo712/
Ngwendeh711/
Kwinda677,413/
Guinda677,155/
Kwendo672,001/
Kuenda671,089/
Kwende67939/
Gwindi67743/
Cuenda67603/
Qwendo67602/
Gbende67543/
Guende67368/
Gbinda67255/
Gbendo67227/
Guendy67130/
Guemda6752/
Quenda6733/
Guendi6720/
Kwendy6719/
Guendo6716/
Kwendi6715/
Gwindo6714/
Gbendy677/
Gbendi674/
Cwende672/
Qwinda671/
Ghouendap671/
Gqunda671/
Nkwnda671/
Kwendé671/

Gwenda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gwenda in the Arabic language
غوينداghwynda-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gwenda
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