Gonwa Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gonwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Nepal1921:148,3382,553
Cameroon1601:129,80714,666
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Gonwa (95) may also be a first name.

Gonwa Last Name Facts

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

Gonwa has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 540,721st most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. Gonwa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Gonwa are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gonwa is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 95 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 1,717,815. In The United States Gonwa is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 34 percent reside, Illinois, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 27 percent reside.

Gonwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gonwa surname are 34.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.95% registered with the political party.

Gonwa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.2% more than the national average, earning $57,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonway91131/
Gonwah9173/
Gounwa9111/
Gonwoa914/
Gonwea912/
Gonwaa911/
Goinwad8331/
Ghounwa832/
Ngounwa831/
Gonwuah831/
Gomwa80730/
Gonba80155/
Gonwo8093/
Gunwa8091/
Ganwa8045/
Gonwe8020/
Gonua8013/
Gonva8013/
Gonwi805/
Ngonwaha771/
Ngunwa73931/
Ganwas73147/
Ganway7368/
Ngonua7348/
Gonbay7347/
Goumwa7318/
Gamnwa7312/
Gonvad7312/
Gonbai7311/
Gounwe7310/
Ghenwa739/
Gounba739/
Gonvat739/
Gomway736/
Ghanwa736/
Gonvea735/
Gonnwe734/
Ngonva733/
Gonwee732/
Gonbau732/
Ganwad732/
Ngonwo732/
Ganwua731/
Ganwai731/
Gomwai731/
Gaanwa731/
Kgonba731/
Gunwai731/
Gganwa731/
Gunway731/
Goenva731/
Gonhua731/
Gonwuo731/
Gonwou731/
Ganwah731/
Gonvai731/
Gounwo731/
Gonwer730/
Gganwas6731/
Ghanway6720/
Gahnway676/
Ghonuha675/
Gaanwaa673/
Gonbeau673/
Ngounwe672/
Gounwou671/
Gomnwee671/
Gonveau671/
Gonmbaï671/
Ghanwas671/
Gounwer671/
Gounbai671/
Ganwaid671/
Gannway671/
Ghanwai671/
Ngunhwa671/
Gonvatt670/

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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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  • 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 Gonwa
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