Gwenya Surname

490,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5701:27,0854,163
Zambia401:396,24819,783
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gwenya (38) may also be a first name.

Gwenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwenya is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwenya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 490,085th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. The surname Gwenya is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwenya are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwenya is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 38 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 27,085. In Zimbabwe Gwenya is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 31 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Gwenya is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Gwenya Last Name Statistics demography

Gwenya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.54% less than the national average, earning R 79,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwenyah9251/
Hgwenya925/
Gcwenya923/
Kgwenya921/
Gwehnya921/
Ngqwenya8617/
Ngweenya862/
Ngwwenya862/
Ng'wenya862/
Ngweynya861/
Ngwuenya861/
Nhgwenya861/
Ngwenyaa861/
Ngwenyah861/
Gwinya83378/
Kwenya83333/
Qwenya83119/
Gwenha8356/
Gwenja8323/
Gbenya839/
Gwenia835/
Gwenye833/
Gwegna831/
Gwinyai77161/
Gwenjau7746/
Ngwenja7732/
Nqwenya7727/
Ncwenya7713/
Gbenyah778/
Gouenya771/
Gcwenja771/
Gqwanya771/
Ngwenia771/
Ggwanya771/
Kwhenya771/
Gwenyee771/
Ngvenya771/
Gwinyayi7169/
Nkweenya712/
Ngwenjia711/
Ngquenya711/
Ng'winya711/
Ng'wenye711/
Kwenyayi711/
Gbenyo67982/
Kwenye67443/
Cuenya67256/
Gbenye67176/
Gwenje67131/
Qwanya67120/
Gwinha67117/
Gbinya6755/
Gwanja6732/
Kwenja6728/
Kwenia6728/
Gwenhe6724/
Gwenji6721/
Guenia6719/
Guenye677/
Kuenya674/
Kwinya674/
Kwegna674/
Gwenie673/
Qwenye673/
Gwinja672/
Ngwengiah671/
Guinya671/
Gvenha671/
Qwynya671/
Gvanya671/
Gbenja671/
Guenhy671/
Gwonja671/
Gwegno670/

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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 Gwenya
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