Gawolo Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Gawolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 31 | 1:142,211 | 10,418 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gawolo (11) may also be a first name.
Gawolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gawolo is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gawolo.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawolo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Gawolo is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gawolo reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 11 people.
The surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 142,211. In Liberia Gawolo is most common in: Lofa County, where 58 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 32 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Liberia Gawolo exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngawolo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gawola | 83 | 75 | / |
| Gawalo | 83 | 18 | / |
| Gawelo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gowolo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gabolo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gabollo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kgawelo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngowolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawolya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawoola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawoula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngawalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavoglio | 71 | 64 | / |
| Gaboulou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngawoula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gowelo | 67 | 2,159 | / |
| Gawula | 67 | 748 | / |
| Gawala | 67 | 691 | / |
| Gobolo | 67 | 528 | / |
| Gabola | 67 | 499 | / |
| Gavalo | 67 | 446 | / |
| Gabalo | 67 | 255 | / |
| Gowola | 67 | 130 | / |
| Gavelo | 67 | 98 | / |
| Gobulo | 67 | 75 | / |
| Gevalo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gavola | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gabulo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Govelo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gobalo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gowalo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Govalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawela | 67 | 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 Gawolo
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