Guewam Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Guewam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Guewam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guewam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Guewam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﻡ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guewam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guewam are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
Guewam is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghouewam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guevam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Guewan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gewan | 73 | 131 | / |
| Gevam | 73 | 33 | / |
| Gebam | 73 | 32 | / |
| Guiwan | 67 | 1,262 | / |
| Guevan | 67 | 200 | / |
| Gueban | 67 | 112 | / |
| Gewant | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gewand | 67 | 60 | / |
| Gewain | 67 | 32 | / |
| Geewan | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gewane | 67 | 26 | / |
| Guivam | 67 | 20 | / |
| Quiwam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Quewan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guibam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuewan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gujwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gevame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gevgam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giewan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quewom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geebam | 67 | 1 | / |
Guewam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guewam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺍﻡ | kwam | - |
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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 Guewam
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