Gamwo Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Gamwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Gamwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamwo has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Gamwo are found; 47 percent are found in Central Africa and 47 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 63 percent reside, West Region, where 33 percent reside and North Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and France, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamwo | 91 | 13 | / |
| Ngamwou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gambo | 80 | 240,145 | / |
| Ganwo | 80 | 320 | / |
| Gamwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gamvo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gamuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gambou | 73 | 2,879 | / |
| Gamboy | 73 | 714 | / |
| Gamvou | 73 | 47 | / |
| Gamboi | 73 | 35 | / |
| Gaimbo | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gamvoa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gammbo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gamnwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ganmbo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hgambo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ganwou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gamboo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gaambo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ggambo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gambho | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghambo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gambuo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghamwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaumbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gahmbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gamweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaamuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ganwod | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nganwou | 67 | 57 | / |
| Gambhoo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gatemwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ghambou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngamvou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nghamwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaimboy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaamwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gammbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaimbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghanwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngainwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaamwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaimwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghamwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganwood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gamwo
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