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
Guwah occurs most in Liberia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guwah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Guwah occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Guwah are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia Guwah is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 47 percent live, Nimba County, where 35 percent live and Bong County, where 6 percent live. Apart from Liberia Guwah exists in 4 countries. It is also found 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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