Gwerere Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Gwerere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Gwerere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwerere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwerere is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwerere.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwerere? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Gwerere is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwerere are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe Gwerere is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 53 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 37 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 16 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kgwerere | 93 | 76 | / |
| Ngwerere | 93 | 23 | / |
| Gwerer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Guerere | 86 | 906 | / |
| Kwerere | 86 | 12 | / |
| Gwerera | 86 | 4 | / |
| Guerrere | 80 | 109 | / |
| Nkwerere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guererre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guerer | 77 | 175 | / |
| Guerrer | 71 | 219 | / |
| Guerire | 71 | 118 | / |
| Guehrer | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kwerera | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kwarere | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cuerere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guereri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guerreri | 67 | 497 | / |
| Guererri | 67 | 141 | / |
| Gverieri | 67 | 50 | / |
| Guerreir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guerrire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwereri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gverreri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guererry | 67 | 1 | / |
| G'Weyrir | 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 Gwerere
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