Guwo Surname
Approximately 673 people bear this surname
Guwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 426 | 1:91,642 | 9,457 |
| Nigeria | 175 | 1:1,012,244 | 42,687 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Guwo (103) may also be a first name.
Guwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Guwo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Guwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Guwo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 491,715th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Guwo reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 103 people.
The last name Guwo is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 91,642. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kayunga District, where 77 percent are found, Yumbe District, where 7 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 5 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouwo | 89 | 33 | / |
| Gauwo | 89 | 20 | / |
| Guwos | 89 | 6 | / |
| Guwoh | 89 | 5 | / |
| Guuwo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gguwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Guwwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Guwoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nguwoh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nguwuo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nghuwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gouwwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guwa | 75 | 2,273 | / |
| Gubo | 75 | 1,384 | / |
| Gowo | 75 | 571 | / |
| Guvo | 75 | 105 | / |
| Giwo | 75 | 42 | / |
| Gueuwou | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ngouwou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ngheuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguvo | 67 | 2,150 | / |
| Goubo | 67 | 1,821 | / |
| Guhwa | 67 | 402 | / |
| Gauwa | 67 | 122 | / |
| Gouwa | 67 | 83 | / |
| Guboy | 67 | 77 | / |
| Gouvo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Guwah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gubho | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gusvo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gujwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Guboh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gowoi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gowou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Guwha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Giwoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gowoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaubo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giwoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gowoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cguvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kguwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgubo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowoy | 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 Guwo
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