Gwinya Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
Zimbabwe1111:139,08318,071
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gwinya (18) may also be a first name.

Gwinya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwinya is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gwinya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwinya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 757,040th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwinya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 345,081. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 45 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and Malawi, where 28 percent are found.

Gwinya Last Name Statistics demography

Gwinya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.37% less than the national average, earning R 146,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwinyai92161/
Gwinyayi8669/
Ng'winya861/
Gwenya83676/
Gwinha83117/
Gbinya8355/
Kwinya834/
Gwinja832/
Guinya831/
Ngwinja77184/
Ngwinye77142/
Gwenyah7751/
Hgwenya775/
Cwinyaa775/
Gcwenya773/
Kwuinya771/
Cwinyay771/
Gbainya771/
Gwehnya771/
Gwinija771/
Kgwenya771/
Nguhinya7119/
Ngqwenya7117/
Cwinyayi715/
Ngweenya712/
Ngwwenya712/
Ng'wenya712/
Cwinyaii712/
Nhgwenya711/
Gbainyea711/
Ngweynya711/
Cwinya'a711/
Cwinyaah711/
Ngwuenya711/
Ngwenyaa711/
Ngwenyah711/
Kwinja671,309/
Gwinji67536/
Kwenya67333/
Gwinhi67246/
Qwenya67119/
Guinia6759/
Gwenha6756/
Gwinhe6724/
Guinyo6723/
Gwenja6723/
Kuinya6718/
Gbenya679/
Kwunya677/
Gwenia675/
Gwenye673/
Kwinyo673/
Gvinia671/
Cwinyahai671/
Qwynya671/
Cwinyaaya671/
Gwegna671/
Kwinia671/
Cwinya'ay671/

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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 Gwinya
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