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
Gwizo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwizo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwizo is the 359,182nd most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,222,543 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwizo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,001 people, or 1 in 15,423. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 59 percent reside, Harare Province, where 14 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 6 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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
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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 Gwizo
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