Cwamu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Cwamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Cwamu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Cwamu Last Name Facts

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

Cwamu is found in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cwamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Cwamu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Cwamu reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,696,191. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Bagmati, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nepal it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chwamu912/
Ncwamu911/
Kwamu80206/
Gwamu8020/
Zwamu801/
Kwamou73564/
Nkwamu73148/
Gwamou732/
Kwaumu731/
Kwaimu731/
Gwaimu731/
Gwammu731/
Zwaimu731/
Nkwamou67110/
Ngwamou6737/
Chuamou673/
Ngwuamu671/
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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 Cwamu
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