Gamanywa Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Gamanywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 259 | 1:204,408 | 17,375 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Gamanywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamanywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gamanywa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamanywa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gamanywa is the 980,795th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gamanywa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 204,408. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 42 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 36 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanywa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Amaniwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Omanywa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amanjwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amaniwah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Amangiwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gamanibai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Omonywa | 67 | 693 | / |
| Amaneva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amaniba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amanibai | 63 | 4 | / |
| Amaneeva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Amanibhai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ahmanneva | 59 | 1 | / |
| Asmanivas | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hausmanhaywood | 55 | 3 | / |
| Omoniwa | 53 | 1,140 | / |
| Omaniba | 53 | 4 | / |
| Amanibo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Omonewa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gamonjue | 50 | 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 Gamanywa
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