Gwili Surname

468,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 718 people bear this surname

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

Gwili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5581:97,09311,826
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Gwili (60) may also be a first name.

Gwili Last Name Facts

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

Gwili is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 468,258th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. Gwili occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwili reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 60 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 558 people, or 1 in 97,093. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent live, North West, where 24 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent live. Aside from South Africa Gwili occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 21 percent live and Libya, where 1 percent live.

Gwili Last Name Statistics demography

Gwili earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.47% less than the national average, earning R 115,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gcwili9155/
Kgwili9115/
Gwiliy914/
Gwaili912/
Gwilli911/
Gwilit911/
Gweili911/
Ghwaili831,037/
Ngcwili832/
Ghweili832/
Nkgwili831/
Ngqwili831/
Guili802,857/
Gweli801,414/
Gwila80700/
Gwily80463/
Kwili80404/
Gbili80226/
Qwili8096/
Cwili8093/
Gvili8052/
Gwile800/
Ghwailia771/
Gweillih771/
Gh'weili771/
Gwaily73840/
Gvilia73415/
Gweily73122/
Gwaila7388/
Guilai7348/
Gbilai7343/
Guilei7317/
Ghuili7316/
Gwiles7313/
Gwilay737/
Ghwila733/
Kgweli733/
Gwaile732/
Gbaili731/
Gwiela731/
Gvilli731/
Kgwile731/
Guaili731/
Gwiley731/
Hgwila731/
Kweili731/
Hguili731/
Gwihle730/
Nkqwili67147/
Ng'weli6791/
Cwilich6744/
Kgwaila6740/
Ghweily6729/
Ghweyli6721/
Guailli6713/
Gbailai677/
Gwilley676/
Guoilli675/
Gwailes674/
Kgwaile672/
Guhaili672/
Gwailly671/
Guiliay671/
Gqwaila671/
K'Weili671/
Kwilaip671/
Nkwilei671/
Ghwaily671/
Ghweila671/
Ghbaili671/
Gwillyh671/
Ngwoile671/

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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 Gwili
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