Gwaina Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gwaina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gwaina (15) may also be a first name.
Gwaina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwaina Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwaina occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gwaina click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaina? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Gwaina live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
The surname Gwaina is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Gwaina is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 43 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Gwaina
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