Gunwa Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Gunwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
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
Gunwa (Hindi: गुन्वा) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Gunwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Gunwa live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 86 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 66 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Kwara, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and Ireland, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngunwa | 91 | 931 | / |
| Gounwa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Gunwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gunway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghounwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngounwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngunhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gunua | 80 | 1,032 | / |
| Gonwa | 80 | 594 | / |
| Gunba | 80 | 294 | / |
| Gumwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gunwe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gunva | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gunwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonway | 73 | 131 | / |
| Gumway | 73 | 62 | / |
| Gunbay | 73 | 23 | / |
| Goumwa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Gunuaz | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gounwe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gunbai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gounba | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ngunua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gunwhy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gunwoo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gunvad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gonwoa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghinwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gonwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gunvat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gusnva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gonwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gumwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gounwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngunwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghunva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghunvat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngounwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gounwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngunwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gumnwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonwuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaunvad | 67 | 1 | / |
Gunwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gunwa in the Hindi language | ||
| गुन्वा | gunva | - |
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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 Gunwa
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