Guwam Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Guwam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Guwam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guwam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guwam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Guwam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guwam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Guwam reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 55 percent are found, Adamawa, where 24 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Guwam occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouwam | 91 | 10 | / |
| Guwame | 91 | 2 | / |
| Guwom | 80 | 184 | / |
| Guwan | 80 | 158 | / |
| Gubam | 80 | 33 | / |
| Gowam | 80 | 18 | / |
| Guvam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Guwaisem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goewam | 73 | 1,133 | / |
| Guwane | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gauvam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guwaan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gujwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghowam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gubaam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauwain | 67 | 73 | / |
| Gauwane | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gouwane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gujhuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guswane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghubham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaubaim | 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
- 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 Guwam
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