Guwu Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Guwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 85 | 1:181,626 | 21,765 |
| Taiwan | 72 | 1:325,621 | 2,606 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Guwu (314) may also be a first name.
Guwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Guwu is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Guwu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname Guwu is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Guwu are found; 43 percent are found in Southern Africa and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Guwu is also the 495,703rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 314 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 181,626. In Zimbabwe Guwu is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 39 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 31 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 21 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guwus | 89 | 35 | / |
| Guhwu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Gouwu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Guweu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Guwgu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngguwu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nguwhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giwu | 75 | 1,901 | / |
| Gubu | 75 | 323 | / |
| Guvu | 75 | 36 | / |
| Gowu | 75 | 24 | / |
| Gueuwou | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ngouwou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ngouwuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguvu | 67 | 1,212 | / |
| Gubau | 67 | 304 | / |
| Guvhu | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gusvu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Gowui | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gubuh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gubhu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gubui | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gaubu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Guwoe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gouvu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ghubu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guvuu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kgowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gubuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gubeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guvau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Guwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis