Gwiza Surname
Approximately 4,618 people bear this surname
Gwiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 4,031 | 1:2,819 | 692 |
| Zimbabwe | 553 | 1:27,917 | 4,297 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwiza (20) may also be a first name.
Gwiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwiza occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwiza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 102,103rd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,578,074 people. The last name Gwiza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwiza are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 20 people.
Gwiza is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is carried by 4,031 people, or 1 in 2,819. Other than Rwanda it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwidza | 91 | 82 | / |
| Gwizah | 91 | 29 | / |
| Gwaiza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwizza | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwaidza | 83 | 33 | / |
| Ngwizha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guiza | 80 | 10,395 | / |
| Gwija | 80 | 2,024 | / |
| Gwizi | 80 | 1,390 | / |
| Gwizo | 80 | 1,009 | / |
| Kwiza | 80 | 158 | / |
| Gweza | 80 | 157 | / |
| Gwisa | 80 | 84 | / |
| Gwize | 80 | 39 | / |
| Gwica | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbiza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghweizah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwisai | 73 | 446 | / |
| Gwizhi | 73 | 110 | / |
| Guizah | 73 | 94 | / |
| Gwezia | 73 | 39 | / |
| Guaiza | 73 | 35 | / |
| Gcwizi | 73 | 23 | / |
| Gwidzo | 73 | 18 | / |
| Guizza | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gwaize | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gwedza | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kwizza | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwicha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gqweza | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwaizo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guitza | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaisa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaizi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guizay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gcweza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweeza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwizeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guoiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guizha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guizea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guizai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwizea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwizo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwizha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwoisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghweizy | 67 | 115 | / |
| Kwaizah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gwedzai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gwitsha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kwidzai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gweisah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngqweza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwitsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwezha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwizze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbeizah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwiziah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaitza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaiza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwiza
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