Gnawo Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Gnawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Gnawo (22) may also be a first name.
Gnawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gnawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gnawo is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gnawo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,055,934th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Gnawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gnawo live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gnawo is also the 2,301,746th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 645,975. In Benin Gnawo is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 38 percent live, Littoral Department, where 19 percent live and Borgou Department, where 13 percent live. Besides Benin this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngnawo | 91 | 11 | / |
| Gnawoa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Gnawoh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gniawo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gnawou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nawo | 89 | 524 | / |
| Ngniawo | 83 | 27 | / |
| Nyawo | 80 | 21,873 | / |
| Gnavo | 80 | 1,039 | / |
| Gnabo | 80 | 913 | / |
| Gnawa | 80 | 831 | / |
| Nawoi | 80 | 542 | / |
| Nnawo | 80 | 122 | / |
| Nawoj | 80 | 118 | / |
| Naiwo | 80 | 91 | / |
| Nawoo | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nawoh | 80 | 22 | / |
| Njawo | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nawou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nahwo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nawoy | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nawoz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nauwo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Niawo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Neawo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gnewo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nhawo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nawuo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naywo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnowo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nahuwo | 73 | 641 | / |
| Nyahwo | 73 | 227 | / |
| Nachwo | 73 | 123 | / |
| Nawuoh | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gnabou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Njawou | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nawoth | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gnowou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gnowoi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gnavou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nawous | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njiawo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngnawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghnawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nyawou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nyawoi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gnewuo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyaawo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyawho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyawoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyawos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nawoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyawuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naawoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyawod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngiawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyaswo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njawop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nawgoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nawa | 67 | 21,645 | / |
| Nabo | 67 | 10,440 | / |
| Navo | 67 | 5,651 | / |
| Nowo | 67 | 342 | / |
| Naswood | 67 | 40 | / |
| Naychwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghnawat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nnawhoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gnaevoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naywood | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naiyawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njiawoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nawoish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gniavou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naichwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawò | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngniawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngawouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhachwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnoiwoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnaouho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawwood | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gnawo
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