Gwako Surname
Approximately 999 people bear this surname
Gwako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 968 | 1:47,707 | 4,900 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwako (294) may also be a first name.
Gwako Demographics
Gwako Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gwako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwako is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwako? popularity and diffusion
Gwako is the 361,972nd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,294,841 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwako reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Gwako is also the 514,566th most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 294 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 968 people, or 1 in 47,707. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 64 percent live, Kisumu County, where 17 percent live and Nyamira County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Gwako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwakoh | 91 | 39 | / |
| Gwakou | 91 | 8 | / |
| Gwacko | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngwakuo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuako | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwaka | 80 | 888 | / |
| Kwako | 80 | 125 | / |
| Guako | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gweko | 80 | 4 | / |
| Qwako | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkgwakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gqwaka | 73 | 329 | / |
| Gwakaa | 73 | 224 | / |
| Gwekoh | 73 | 45 | / |
| Nguako | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kwakou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Cwakou | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gbakoy | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kwaako | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kwakot | 73 | 8 | / |
| Guakou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gwauka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gbacko | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwaaka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ggwaka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwakko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwakoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwakap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guakoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwakop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guayko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwasco | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbakuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwacka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guasko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guacko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguaiko | 67 | 170 | / |
| Gbeakou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kwaszko | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kwatkop | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kwakhoi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwachko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwaukka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngqwaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaukoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngweaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaakoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaaiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwassko | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gwako
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