Gwiji Surname

225,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,798 people bear this surname

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

Gwiji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwiji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7951:30,1833,887
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gwiji Last Name Facts

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

Gwiji occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwiji.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwiji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gwiji is the 225,936th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,053,140 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwiji are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,795 people, or 1 in 30,183. In South Africa Gwiji is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 35 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Gwiji Last Name Statistics demography

Gwiji earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.29% less than the national average, earning R 170,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gweiji9112/
Gwji891/
Gweidji831/
Gwija802,024/
Gwizi801,390/
Gwaji80253/
Kwiji80157/
Gweji8026/
Gwiyi8023/
Guiji8011/
Gwisi8011/
Gwije804/
Gwihi802/
Gwaii801/
Gwijo801/
Cwiji801/
Gwwji801/
Gwisai73446/
Guidji73356/
Ngwaji73240/
Gwizhi73110/
Gwedji7363/
Gcwizi7323/
Kwidji739/
Guijie736/
Gbijai735/
Guijia735/
Gwaizi732/
Gwuiyi732/
Kwaiji731/
Ngwiio731/
Guijio731/
Gwejih731/
Gwai672,368/
Gwei671,097/
Ng'waji67181/
Gwaj6787/
Kwij6727/
Gwie6726/
Ngwueji6710/
Ng'weji675/
Gbji674/
Kwji672/
Ngwuoji672/
Ngweiui671/
Gueidji671/
Gwui671/
Nkwoiji671/
Gwoi671/
Gweidjy671/
K'Weiji671/
Gwjy671/
Cwij671/
Gvij671/
Gwej671/

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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 Gwiji
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