Gunuwa Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Gunuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gunuwa (24) may also be a first name.
Gunuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gunuwa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gunuwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Gunuwa are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Gunuwa is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 24 people.
The surname Gunuwa is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western, where 45 percent are found, Chimbu, where 26 percent are found and Morobe, where 16 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghunuwa | 92 | 10 | / |
| Gunuwat | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ngunuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Guniwa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Gunuwe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ginuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guniwah | 77 | 25 | / |
| Gunueva | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gunguva | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gouniwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gounouva | 71 | 20 | / |
| Gounouba | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gunguvha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gunnubai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gunubhai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gunowo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gunubo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Giniwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gunuve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gunuvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gunoeva | 62 | 40 | / |
| Gunguvo | 62 | 27 | / |
| Gunubou | 62 | 8 | / |
| Gonowai | 62 | 7 | / |
| Gunieva | 62 | 3 | / |
| Gunnubi | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gunnubo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gonowah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gonoway | 62 | 0 | / |
| Gunivay | 62 | 0 | / |
| Gounouve | 57 | 27 | / |
| Gunnowee | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gounouvi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gounoubou | 53 | 6 | / |
| Gonowe | 50 | 31 | / |
| Giniwo | 50 | 9 | / |
| Gonowo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Giniva | 50 | 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 Gunuwa
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