Gwize Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Gwize Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gwize Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwize Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwize occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwize? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwize is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Gwize is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwize are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Gwize is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 406,269. In Zimbabwe Gwize is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 84 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent reside and Harare Province, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaize | 91 | 7 | / |
| Gwizeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwizze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwidze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwiza | 80 | 4,618 | / |
| Gwaze | 80 | 3,452 | / |
| Gwizi | 80 | 1,390 | / |
| Gwizd | 80 | 655 | / |
| Guize | 80 | 523 | / |
| Gwise | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kwize | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gweze | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gwije | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gbize | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwizh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwuze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbizie | 73 | 901 | / |
| Gwizhi | 73 | 110 | / |
| Guizeh | 73 | 89 | / |
| Gwidza | 73 | 82 | / |
| Gwazhe | 73 | 33 | / |
| Guizze | 73 | 25 | / |
| Gcwizi | 73 | 23 | / |
| Gwazie | 73 | 21 | / |
| Guidze | 73 | 13 | / |
| Guizie | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gwedze | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwaise | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nkwize | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaizi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guizea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwizea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwiche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwizza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwezie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwezhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwizer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwayise | 67 | 261 | / |
| Ghweizy | 67 | 115 | / |
| Gwaidza | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kweizer | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kwaizer | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kwitzer | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gwayiza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guizzie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbizzeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwijize | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwizerr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwezeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwidzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboizee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guizzey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gweiser | 67 | 0 | / |
| Qwitzer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gwize
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