Gwezva Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwezva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwezva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gwezva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwezva is found most in Zimbabwe. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwezva? popularity and diffusion

Gwezva is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Gwezva occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwezva live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Gwezva is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Gwezva is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Gwezva exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwezvo8342/
Gwazva8314/
Gwezwa831/
Cuezva67243/
Gwazvo67224/
Guezba67129/
Gbezwa674/
Gwecwa671/
Gwazua671/
Gwezuo671/
Gvazva671/
Kwazvo5037/
Gwazwo5014/
Gwasvo508/
Gwasuo506/
Cuezba503/
Kuizva501/
Cwecwa501/
Gwijwa501/
Cuezua501/
Kwazua501/
Kwesvo501/

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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 Gwezva
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