Gwetyana Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gwetyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwetyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5691:95,21611,631
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Gwetyana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwetyana is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwetyana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 557,062nd most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. The last name Gwetyana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwetyana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Gwetyana is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 569 people, or 1 in 95,216. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Gwetyana Last Name Statistics demography

Gwetyana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.78% less than the national average, earning R 128,844 per year.

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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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  • 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 Gwetyana
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