Gunwa Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gunwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Ireland141:336,35312,021
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gunwa (86) may also be a first name.

Gunwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunwa (Hindi: गुन्वा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Gunwa are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gunwa is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 86 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 66 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Kwara, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Ireland, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngunwa91931/
Gounwa9111/
Gunwai911/
Gunway911/
Ghounwa832/
Ngounwa831/
Ngunhwa831/
Gunua801,032/
Gonwa80594/
Gunba80294/
Gumwa8014/
Gunwe808/
Gunva806/
Gunwo801/
Gonway73131/
Gumway7362/
Gunbay7323/
Goumwa7318/
Gunuaz7310/
Gounwe7310/
Gunbai739/
Gounba739/
Ngunua738/
Gunwhy737/
Gunwoo736/
Gunvad735/
Gonwoa734/
Ghinwa732/
Gonwea732/
Gunvat732/
Gusnva732/
Gonwaa731/
Gunbau731/
Gumwad731/
Gounwo731/
Ngunwe731/
Ghunva731/
Gunwei731/
Ghunvat672/
Ngounwe672/
Gounwou671/
Ngunwei671/
Gumnwee671/
Gonwuah671/
Gounwer671/
Gounbai671/
Gaunvad671/

Gunwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunwa in the Hindi language
गुन्वाgunva-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gunwa
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