Gwetse Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Gwetse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
Gwetse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwetse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwetse has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwetse? popularity and diffusion
It is the 937,786th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwetse live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Gwetse is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Other than Malawi this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwetshe | 92 | 15 | / |
| Ngwetse | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kgwetse | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwets | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwetsa | 83 | 408 | / |
| Gwatse | 83 | 152 | / |
| Guetse | 83 | 135 | / |
| Kwetse | 83 | 70 | / |
| Gbetse | 83 | 28 | / |
| Gwetsai | 77 | 170 | / |
| Kwetsie | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kwetshe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gwetsha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gwetshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guetsee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwetsi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwetsea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwetsee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gcwetsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qwetshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guets | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gwece | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gweze | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kgweetsi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nkweitse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgweetsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouetseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwethsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwetsi | 67 | 643 | / |
| Gueits | 67 | 559 | / |
| Gueths | 67 | 341 | / |
| Kwatse | 67 | 42 | / |
| Guetts | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gweche | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kuetse | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kwitse | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guettsche | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gbetsi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gwedze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guests | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guetze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbitse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwetsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guitse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guetsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cwetsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwezhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwatse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwezie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwetscher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guatse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwatsi | 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 Gwetse
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