Guyow Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Guyow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Guyow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Guyow Demographics

Guyow Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Guyow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Guyow Come From? nationality or country of origin

Guyow occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guyow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guyow live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

Guyow is most frequent in Somalia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Excluding Somalia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent reside and Djibouti, where 7 percent reside.

Guyow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Guyow last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gyow890/
Guyaw8012/
Ngyow801/
Gayow801/
Gyowa801/
Geow67319/
Gyov6738/
Gyaw6721/
Geuw677/
Gyob672/
Gyuw671/
Gyof671/
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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 Guyow
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