Gwaloma Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gwaloma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwaloma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Gwaloma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwaloma is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwaloma? popularity and diffusion

Gwaloma is the 4,772,636th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaloma are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Gwaloma is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Gwaloma is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 88 percent live, Buikwe District, where 6 percent live and Kampala District, where 6 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwalooma931/
Gwalema8622/
Gwalama8618/
Kwailoma801/
Ngwalama801/
Gwelema71131/
Gboloma7164/
Kwalomi716/
Gbalama715/
Kwaluma713/
Kwalema712/
Kwalama712/
Gwalami712/
Qwalama711/
Gwalume711/
Guallama67576/
Gwelemah679/
Gbaloumi677/
Ngwalume677/
Kwalomie672/
Gbalamah672/
Gballama671/
Ngwalami671/
Gbalamma671/
Gualoume671/
Guailema671/
Gualiuma671/

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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 Gwaloma
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