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 is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaina? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Gwaina live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Gwaina is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name globally, held by 15 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Gwaina is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 43 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.
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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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