Gwere Surname
Approximately 699 people bear this surname
Gwere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 311 | 1:49,641 | 7,575 |
| Uganda | 261 | 1:149,576 | 13,268 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gwere (34) may also be a first name.
Gwere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwere occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwere? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwere is the 477,903rd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. The last name Gwere occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwere live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gwere is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 49,641. In Zimbabwe Gwere is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 21 percent live and Harare Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Gwere exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 37 percent live and Botswana, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gweere | 91 | 24 | / |
| Gweire | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gweret | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gwerie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gwerhe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gweres | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwerer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwer | 89 | 479 | / |
| Gwre | 89 | 6 | / |
| Guere | 80 | 6,064 | / |
| Gbere | 80 | 633 | / |
| Gwera | 80 | 625 | / |
| Gwire | 80 | 590 | / |
| Gware | 80 | 474 | / |
| Kwere | 80 | 273 | / |
| Cwere | 80 | 30 | / |
| Gweri | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gwear | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gweer | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gwier | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gvere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwerh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwyre | 80 | 0 | / |
| Guerre | 73 | 3,137 | / |
| Guerea | 73 | 895 | / |
| Kgware | 73 | 654 | / |
| Gouere | 73 | 101 | / |
| Gweera | 73 | 59 | / |
| Gberhe | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ghweir | 73 | 7 | / |
| Guerey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwerie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Guereh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghware | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gueire | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kweire | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gcwera | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guerei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbeere | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gweihr | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwered | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ncwere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwetre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gberea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueyre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwoire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghwera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaery | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwereh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgweri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwerth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gberee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweiry | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueree | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweret | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweres | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gberei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gber | 67 | 1,386 | / |
| Guer | 67 | 981 | / |
| Kwer | 67 | 228 | / |
| Gouhere | 67 | 199 | / |
| Qwer | 67 | 136 | / |
| Guerrey | 67 | 91 | / |
| Gouerre | 67 | 52 | / |
| Guerree | 67 | 49 | / |
| Guerrea | 67 | 36 | / |
| Cwer | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gwareeh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Guehere | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qweireh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gwir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkwereh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goueres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueiree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueirre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghweiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guerreh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guerrei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouetre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncweere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkweere | 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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- 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 Gwere
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