Gwizo Surname
Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname
Gwizo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,001 | 1:15,423 | 2,168 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwizo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwizo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwizo occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gwizo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwizo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 359,182nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,222,543 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwizo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,001 people, or 1 in 15,423. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 59 percent are found, Harare Province, where 14 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwidzo | 91 | 18 | / |
| Gwaizo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ngwizo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwiza | 80 | 4,618 | / |
| Guizo | 80 | 1,107 | / |
| Kwizo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gwiso | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwijo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwezo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guizzo | 73 | 2,499 | / |
| Gwidza | 73 | 82 | / |
| Gboizo | 73 | 81 | / |
| Guizio | 73 | 59 | / |
| Gwizah | 73 | 29 | / |
| Guizou | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gwicho | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gbaizo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwezuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaiza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwizza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbizou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guizhou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gwaidza | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ngwezoh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ngqwezo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwitso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweudzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwizha | 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 Gwizo
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