Guwah Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Guwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Guwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Guwah is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Guwah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Guwah is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Guwah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Guwah reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 47 percent live, Nimba County, where 35 percent live and Bong County, where 6 percent live. Barring Liberia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guwaha | 91 | 21 | / |
| Gauwah | 91 | 12 | / |
| Gouwah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Guwa | 89 | 2,273 | / |
| Guwahai | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kgouwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Giwah | 80 | 612 | / |
| Guhwa | 80 | 402 | / |
| Gauwa | 80 | 122 | / |
| Gouwa | 80 | 83 | / |
| Guway | 80 | 55 | / |
| Guwai | 80 | 47 | / |
| Gujwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Guwha | 80 | 7 | / |
| Guvah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Guwoh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Guwoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kguwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gushwaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghuwaysh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guvaha | 73 | 63 | / |
| Goweah | 73 | 26 | / |
| Guswas | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gusway | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ghiwah | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gauwai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gahuwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gouywa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gujwad | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nguwoh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gueuwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nguwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghuwas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gauswa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gowhah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ng'uwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guswha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goubah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwhey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guchwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauwat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Giwa | 67 | 39,545 | / |
| Guba | 67 | 11,691 | / |
| Guwo | 67 | 673 | / |
| Guva | 67 | 587 | / |
| Gushway | 67 | 35 | / |
| Guschwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ngouwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gussway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Guwah
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