Gweza Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Gweza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 146 | 1:105,741 | 14,710 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Gweza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gweza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gweza occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gweza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Gweza occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gweza live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Gweza is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 105,741. In Zimbabwe Gweza is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 40 percent reside, Matabeleland North Province, where 28 percent reside and Harare Province, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Gweza
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