Gwenhamo Surname
Approximately 929 people bear this surname
Gwenhamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 917 | 1:16,836 | 2,462 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gwenhamo (265) may also be a first name.
Gwenhamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwenhamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwenhamo is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwenhamo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 383,038th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. The last name Gwenhamo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwenhamo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwenhamo is also the 546,451st most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 265 people.
This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 917 people, or 1 in 16,836. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 43 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 30 percent reside and Harare Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwenamo | 93 | 13 | / |
| Kwenhamo | 88 | 21 | / |
| Ngwenamo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngwenhama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kwenamo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwenemo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwenyama | 75 | 23 | / |
| Ngwenjama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwenama | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gwanama | 67 | 13 | / |
| Guinamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwenoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngwenyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghwenyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwhenyama | 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 Gwenhamo
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