Gwaira Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Gwaira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 150 | 1:260,262 | 19,079 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
Gwaira (10) may also be a first name.
Gwaira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwaira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwaira occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,380,086th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Gwaira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gwaira are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gwaira is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 260,262. In Uganda Gwaira is primarily concentrated in: Buyende District, where 21 percent live, Kaliro District, where 20 percent live and Namutumba District, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Gwaira occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
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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 Gwaira
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