Gwishiri Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwishiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwishiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7341:21,0333,135
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Gwishiri (12) may also be a first name.

Gwishiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwishiri is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwishiri? popularity and diffusion

Gwishiri is the 452,102nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwishiri are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gwishiri is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 12 people.

The last name Gwishiri is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 734 people, or 1 in 21,033. In Zimbabwe Gwishiri is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 27 percent are found and Harare Province, where 24 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Gwishiri Last Name Statistics demography

Gwishiri earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwichiri8837/
Gwishire881/
Gweshiri881/
Kwishirai821/
Guichiri7556/
Gwesheri757/
Guissiri753/
Kwichiri751/
Quishairi711/
Guisseiri711/
Gwisere6710/
Kuisiri674/
Gwizire671/
Gwesire671/
Gbiziri671/
Kwiziri671/
Kwisire671/

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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 Gwishiri
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