Gwaleng Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gwaleng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwaleng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Gwaleng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwaleng is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gwaleng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwaleng? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Gwaleng is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Gwaleng live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Gwaleng is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Gwaleng occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwaleng933/
Kgwaleng931/
Gweleng864/
Gualeng861/
Kwaleng861/
Gwaling861/
Gwolng771/
Gualing7114/
Kwaling716/
Kweleng715/
Kualeng711/
Cualeng711/
Kwalyong672/
Kwalling670/
Cualing57571/
Qualing5757/
Guoling5713/
Kualing572/
Kueleng571/
Guheling532/
Kuotleng531/

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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 Gwaleng
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