Gxwala Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gxwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gxwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5871:92,29611,289

Gxwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gxwala occurs most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gxwala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 545,543rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gxwala reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Gxwala is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 587 people, or 1 in 92,296. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live.

Gxwala Last Name Statistics demography

Gxwala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.95% less than the national average, earning R 118,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngxwala926/
Gxala91372/
Xwala9113/
Gxwali8382/
Gxaila831/
Gxwl802/
Gwaxula77226/
Gxalayo776/
Gxula73438/
Gxalo7382/
Gxila7372/
Gxali739/
Xwali739/
Gxola731/
Goxal731/
Gaxal731/
Gxwaleyo713/
Gcwacela711/
Caxala673,579/
Gaxela67890/
Gxulwa6713/
Gaxale678/
Gxl675/
Gaxola672/
Gaxila672/
Guixal671/
Goxall671/
Kaxala671/
Gxelwa671/
Goxola671/
Ghexal671/
Xhwali671/
Nxwalo671/
Gaxall670/
Xuelai5011/
Xualet501/

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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 Gxwala
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