Gwiba Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwiba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
Zimbabwe991:155,94219,667
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gwiba (18) may also be a first name.

Gwiba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwiba is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwiba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 970,883rd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwiba are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwiba is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 336,507. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Gwiba Last Name Statistics demography

Gwiba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.02% less than the national average, earning R 92,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwaiba9110/
Ngwiba912/
Kgwiba911/
Gweiba911/
Gwiboha832/
Gweba80520/
Guiba80366/
Kwiba80190/
Gwibi808/
Gwuba804/
Gwibo801/
Gbiba801/
Gwiva801/
Guibai731,753/
Gwaibo73215/
Guibay73189/
Kwibaz7334/
Kgweba7316/
Kweiba7312/
Kwaiba737/
Gbibha736/
Guaiba734/
Ngwibe734/
Gwaibe732/
Guibau732/
Gwivah731/
Gwivaa731/
Kwuiba731/
Kwibas731/
Kwieba731/
Guibah731/
Guibea731/
Guoiba731/
Gweeba731/
Ghweba731/
Gweibe731/
Gwuyba731/
Guibaî731/
Gwivaha671,797/
Ncwaiba67119/
Guibeau6750/
Ngcweba6715/
Gwaibui675/
Ngwuibe673/
Ngqweba672/
Kweibea671/
Gwebaai671/
Guhibas671/
Ngwueba671/
Ngwebai671/
Kwaibai671/
Gbaibai671/

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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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  • 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 Gwiba
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