Gwende Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
Gwende Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 220 | 1:70,174 | 10,440 |
| Tanzania | 45 | 1:1,176,480 | 46,524 |
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwende (44) may also be a first name.
Gwende Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwende Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwende occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwende? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwende is the 832,284th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwende live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gwende is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 44 people.
This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 70,174. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 23 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent are found and Harare Province, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwendje | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwendeh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwaende | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwnde | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwendeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwende | 83 | 939 | / |
| Gwenda | 83 | 583 | / |
| Gbende | 83 | 543 | / |
| Guende | 83 | 368 | / |
| Gwendy | 83 | 27 | / |
| Gwendi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Cwende | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gbendea | 77 | 41 | / |
| Ngwinde | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kwendeh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ncwende | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gouende | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kwendet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gcwenda | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwendje | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwendeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gweendi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Guendej | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwendj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweende | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeende | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guendee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guendea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwaynde | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwndi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwweenda | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gouender | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkwendeh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guendeih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwendehe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwenda | 67 | 17,600 | / |
| Gbinde | 67 | 765 | / |
| Gwindi | 67 | 743 | / |
| Cuende | 67 | 517 | / |
| Guinde | 67 | 431 | / |
| Kuende | 67 | 165 | / |
| Guendy | 67 | 130 | / |
| Gwwnda | 67 | 69 | / |
| Cwenda | 67 | 32 | / |
| Quende | 67 | 27 | / |
| Guendi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kwendy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kwendi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gwinda | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gbendy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gbendi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guemde | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwndes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuehndeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwendé | 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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- 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 Gwende
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