Gwaki Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Gwaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Gwaki Last Name Facts

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

Gwaki is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwaki? popularity and diffusion

Gwaki is the 3,017,195th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Gwaki is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gwaki reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,219,977. In Uganda Gwaki is primarily concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 31 percent reside, Dokolo District, where 22 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 22 percent reside. Not including Uganda Gwaki occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwaki9146/
Gwacki9128/
Gwakie9112/
Gwakih914/
Gwaaki911/
Ngqwaki834/
Ngwakui831/
Ngwakii831/
Gwatkid831/
Gwaka80888/
Kwaki80299/
Guaki80132/
Gwoki8010/
Gwake803/
Gweki802/
Qwaki801/
Ngwaikih771/
Kwakyi73636/
Gqwaka73329/
Gwakaa73224/
Gwachi73106/
Gbaiki7321/
Kwakai7313/
Nqwaki7312/
Gwaske739/
Gwatke739/
Guakie734/
Gwaaka734/
Gwauka734/
Ggwaka732/
Qwaski732/
Guakit732/
Kwakhi731/
Guakij731/
Kgwake731/
Guaiki731/
Gwacka731/
Gwaqyi731/
Guaski731/
Guakai731/
Gweaka731/
Kwakoi731/
Gbaaki731/
Gbayki731/
Guakui731/
Gwakaya6715/
Kwakhoi6712/
Gbeakai675/
Gwaukka673/
Gwasker671/
Gbaukoi671/
Gbaikei671/
Ngweiki671/
Ncwacki671/

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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
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  • 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 Gwaki
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