Gawoni Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gawoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gawoni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gawoni occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gawoni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawoni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Gawoni is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gawoni reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most common in: Mayuge District, where 50 percent are found and Tororo District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Uganda Gawoni exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngawuoni864/
Gawani835,657/
Gavoni83185/
Gawona8385/
Gowoni8319/
Gajwani77475/
Gaiwani7750/
Ghawani7736/
Gawonay7724/
Gawanai7715/
Gabonyi778/
Gabonai778/
Gabouni776/
Kgawani772/
Gawoine772/
Gavonii772/
Ngawone772/
Gawwani771/
Gaiboni771/
Gaawani771/
Gabonni771/
Gavongi771/
Gawanyi771/
Ghawanni71358/
Gaayuoni719/
Gajwanoi711/
Govoni678,108/
Govani674,323/
Gowani671,131/
Gavani67941/
Gabone67557/
Gawane67260/
Gouani67201/
Gawana6776/
Gabony6728/
Gabáni6722/
Gavone6712/
Gowone6711/
Gawany678/
Gowony671/
Gavonh671/
Ghashwani671/
Gowona671/

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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 Gawoni
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