Gomwa Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gomwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gomwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3301:160,42914,333
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Nepal1221:233,4503,156
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngomwa91744/
Goumwa9118/
Gomway916/
Gomwai911/
Ng'omwa8361/
Gotmwad836/
Ngoumwa833/
Gomba8013,971/
Gomwe801,561/
Gonwa80594/
Gumwa8014/
Gamwa8013/
Gomua803/
Gemwa803/
Goumba731,896/
Goimba73832/
Gombau73718/
Gombai73612/
Gonway73131/
Gombay73120/
Gonwah7373/
Gombea7362/
Gumway7362/
Gomuad7352/
Ngomua7322/
Goomba7314/
Gamnwa7312/
Gounwa7311/
Goumwe734/
Gombaj734/
Gonwoa734/
Goïmba734/
Gonwea732/
Ghomwe731/
Gonwaa731/
Gomwez731/
Ngomwi731/
Goymba731/
Gumwad731/
Ghamwa731/
Ghomba731/
Gomuas730/
Gamway730/
Goinwad6731/
Goimbai6720/
Gatemwa6716/
Ngoumva679/
Ghamwai674/
Ghounwa672/
Nghamwa672/
Goumbah671/
Ghamwat671/
Ghamway671/
Ghoumba671/
Goumbai671/
Gomvash671/
Gonwuah671/
Goimbah671/
Gaamwat671/
Ngoumwe671/
Ngounwa671/
Ngaamwa671/
Goumbay671/
Gonmbaï671/

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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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  • 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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