Gwerengwe Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwerengwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwerengwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2101:73,51510,895
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Gwerengwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwerengwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gwerengwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwerengwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gwerengwe is the 1,125,333rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwerengwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 73,515. In Zimbabwe Gwerengwe is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 74 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent live and Midlands Province, where 10 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Gwerengwe Last Name Statistics demography

Gwerengwe earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 173.51% more than the national average, earning R 649,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwerengwe951/
Kwerengwe89592/
Gwerengwa891/
Guerengue783/
Kwerengwa781/
Gwiringwe781/
Guerngue719/
Gwiringwi6733/
Guarengue675/
Guerringue6356/
Guirngue591/
Guaringue5642/
Querengui562/
Guiringue561/

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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 Gwerengwe
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