Gwethu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gwethu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwethu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwethu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwethu occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gwethu.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwethu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwethu is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwethu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 50 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gqwethu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwetu | 91 | 273 | / |
| Ngqwethu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwathu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gweitu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gweetu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwethu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guetheu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ngwetuh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Guethou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ng'wetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwetu | 73 | 117 | / |
| Gbetu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gwatu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Guetu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwatau | 67 | 181 | / |
| Gueteu | 67 | 71 | / |
| Guetou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gbetou | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gbettu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kweteu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gwaitu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwithu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qwathu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwathu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwateu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guettu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quethu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwetuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwetou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwatui | 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 Gwethu
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