Gwakou Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gwakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Gwakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwakou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwakou? popularity and diffusion
Gwakou is the 6,723,624th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gwakou live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Gwakou occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwakou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gwako | 91 | 999 | / |
| Gwaku | 91 | 540 | / |
| Nkgwakou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwakoh | 83 | 39 | / |
| Kwakou | 83 | 14 | / |
| Cwakou | 83 | 10 | / |
| Guakou | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gwacko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwakuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbakoue | 77 | 605 | / |
| Gbeakou | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ngwakeu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gqwakhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwatkup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwakui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaku | 73 | 29,847 | / |
| Gwaka | 73 | 888 | / |
| Kwako | 73 | 125 | / |
| Qwaku | 73 | 52 | / |
| Guako | 73 | 26 | / |
| Gweko | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gweku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Qwako | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guaku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cwaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwatkuyi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gwakijjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gqwaka | 67 | 329 | / |
| Gwakaa | 67 | 224 | / |
| Nguaku | 67 | 130 | / |
| Gwekoh | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kwakoe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nguako | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gwakie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gbeaku | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gbakoy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwekou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwaako | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gbacou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwakot | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwaaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwauka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbacko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuakou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwakko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngwoku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwaku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ggwaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gweaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbakuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbakuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbayku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guakus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwacka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guasko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guacko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guakui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaaku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwasco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwakap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guakoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guayko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbauku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwakop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwakoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwacou | 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 Gwakou
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis