Gwene Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Gwene (60) may also be a first name.

Gwene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwene is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwene? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gwene live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gwene is also the 1,270,172nd most common given name internationally. It is borne by 60 people.

Gwene is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 55 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwenje91131/
Gwuene9151/
Gwenhe9124/
Gweneh915/
Gwenie913/
Gwenee911/
Gweane911/
Gwen89259/
Gweenei837/
Gweynne831/
Gweaneh831/
Gwennee831/
Gweenie831/
Gwuegne831/
Gwesner831/
Gweiner830/
Guene8016,049/
Gwena801,804/
Gbene80973/
Kwene80969/
Gwane80281/
Gwein80123/
Gweni8098/
Gween8072/
Gwine8046/
Gwenn8045/
Gwean8033/
Gwehn8018/
Gwyne8015/
Gweun8012/
Qwene8011/
Gwenh803/
Kgwen802/
Gwenj801/
Gwone801/
Cwene801/
Gweynett771/
Gwynne734,233/
Kwenje731,699/
Gouene73456/
Guenee73266/
Gbenee73118/
Guehne73117/
Cwener7394/
Kgwane7388/
Gueyne7369/
Gueney7351/
Gcweni7333/
Gueine7325/
Gwenai7323/
Gwynes7319/
Gwenyi7319/
Gwegni7316/
Guhene7316/
Kweneh7312/
Gwaneh7312/
Gwhane7311/
Gwoneh738/
Nqwene738/
Ghuene736/
Gwines734/
Kwenie734/
Kweneu734/
Qwenge734/
Gvener733/
Ghwane733/
Gwesem733/
Kweine732/
Gueene732/
Gwinne731/
Geewen731/
Gwahne731/
Gwaney731/
Gwemhe731/
Gwenoi731/
Gweten731/
Gbeney731/
Gueneh731/
Kweane731/
Gwuena731/
Kwenee731/
Kwegne731/
Ngwenj731/
Gbeane731/
Gueane731/
Gweana731/
Gweina731/
Gwetni731/
Gwonne731/
Gwynee731/
Ghwine731/
Gweani731/
Kweene731/
Kgweni731/
Ncwene731/
Ckwene731/
Gqwane731/
Gwayne730/
Gwyner730/
Gwin677,009/
Gwyn673,463/
Gven67593/
Ngwenyi67333/
Gouenet6761/
Gwenyth677/
Gwahney672/
Gwynnee672/
Qweeney672/
Ngwenay672/
Kwesner672/
Kwengeh672/
Gueinne671/
Ghueïne671/
Gwahane671/
Gbeenee671/
Gwanneh671/
Gbehnee671/
Gbeinee671/
Nkwenee671/
Gwinneh671/
Nkwuene671/
Guenhei671/
Kweneth671/
Ngweeni671/
Gwechen671/
Nkgweni671/
Ngqweni671/
Gouenez671/
Ghuenes671/
Gveines670/

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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 Gwene
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