Gwila Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6791:77,9708,039
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gwila (127) may also be a first name.

Gwila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwila is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwila? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 477,400th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwila reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gwila is also the 825,494th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 127 people.

The surname Gwila is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 679 people, or 1 in 77,970. In Tanzania Gwila is most common in: Singida Region, where 41 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 22 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Libya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwaila9188/
Gwilla9129/
Gwilay917/
Ghwila913/
Hgwila911/
Gwiela911/
Kgwaila8340/
Gwillah835/
Gwillia833/
Ng'wila831/
Ghweila831/
Nkgwila831/
Ngqwila831/
Gqwaila831/
Guila8011,002/
Gwili80718/
Kwila80657/
Gwily80463/
Gbila80165/
Gwela8048/
Gwilo806/
Qwila803/
Gwiła801/
Gwyla801/
Gwile800/
Ghwailia771/
Guilay731,647/
Gwaily73840/
Gvilia73415/
Gweily73122/
Kwaila7370/
Gcwili7355/
Guilai7348/
Gbaila7344/
Gbilai7343/
Nqwila7327/
Kgwili7315/
Guihla7314/
Gwiles7313/
Gwella7311/
Gbilia7310/
Guilau7310/
Gwelah738/
Guilah735/
Gvilla735/
Kweila735/
Kwilah735/
Guilia735/
Ghwela734/
Gwiliy734/
Guilya733/
Guilaa733/
Gqwela733/
Gwaili732/
Kwiela732/
Guaila732/
Gwaile732/
Gviola732/
Gueila731/
Gwehla731/
Gweili731/
Gbilay731/
Kwoila731/
Qwaila731/
Kwihla731/
Ŕguila731/
Qguila731/
Gbeila731/
Guilaï731/
Gwilit731/
Gwuilo731/
Kwilya731/
Kgwile731/
Guilea731/
Gweela731/
Gwiley731/
Gwihle730/
Gwillo730/
Guailla671,686/
Ghwaili671,037/
Ghuilay67311/
Kwilaya67131/
Ghweily6729/
Kwilasz6727/
Gbailai677/
Kwailay676/
Gwilley676/
Nkqwila676/
Kgwetla676/
Gwailes674/
Nguaila673/
Ghweili672/
Ng'wela672/
Kgwaile672/
Ngcwili672/
Ngwelya672/
Kwilaip671/
Guileau671/
Ghwaily671/
Gwehela671/
Gbeilay671/
Gbailay671/
Gboilia671/
Kgwehla671/
Kweilla671/
Kwailat671/
Kwailoa671/
Ngwiloh671/
Ngwoile671/
Qwailat671/
Gbailla671/
Guilhaj671/
Guiliay671/
Gueilla671/
Cwielay671/
Nkgwili671/
Ngwuilo671/
Ngqwela671/
Ngqwili671/
Gouhila671/
Gbailia671/
Guilhea671/
Gwailly671/

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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 Gwila
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