Gomwa Surname
Approximately 730 people bear this surname
Gomwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 330 | 1:160,429 | 14,333 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Nepal | 122 | 1:233,450 | 3,156 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gomwa (18) may also be a first name.
Gomwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gomwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gomwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gomwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 462,174th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Gomwa live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gomwa is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 160,429. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 36 percent live and Nepal, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngomwa | 91 | 744 | / |
| Goumwa | 91 | 18 | / |
| Gomway | 91 | 6 | / |
| Gomwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ng'omwa | 83 | 61 | / |
| Gotmwad | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ngoumwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gomba | 80 | 13,971 | / |
| Gomwe | 80 | 1,561 | / |
| Gonwa | 80 | 594 | / |
| Gumwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gamwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gomua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gemwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Goumba | 73 | 1,896 | / |
| Goimba | 73 | 832 | / |
| Gombau | 73 | 718 | / |
| Gombai | 73 | 612 | / |
| Gonway | 73 | 131 | / |
| Gombay | 73 | 120 | / |
| Gonwah | 73 | 73 | / |
| Gombea | 73 | 62 | / |
| Gumway | 73 | 62 | / |
| Gomuad | 73 | 52 | / |
| Ngomua | 73 | 22 | / |
| Goomba | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gamnwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gounwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Goumwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gombaj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gonwoa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goïmba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gonwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghomwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gonwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gomwez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngomwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goymba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gumwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghamwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghomba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gomuas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gamway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goinwad | 67 | 31 | / |
| Goimbai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gatemwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ngoumva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ghamwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghounwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nghamwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goumbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghamwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghamway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goumbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomvash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonwuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goimbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaamwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoumwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngounwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaamwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goumbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonmbaï | 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
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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 Gomwa
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