Gwam Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gwam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gwam (24) may also be a first name.

Gwam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwam is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 769,129th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gwam reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent forename on earth, held by 24 people.

The last name Gwam is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Gwam is most common in: Plateau, where 44 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 10 percent reside and Delta, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 38 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Gwam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gwam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.67% less than the national average, earning R 138,612 per year and in United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwame8925/
Gwamm891/
Gwaime8029/
Gwacem801/
Ngcwam801/
Ngwamm801/
Gwom756,658/
Gwan752,087/
Kwam75705/
Gbam75679/
Guam75484/
Qwam752/
Gvam751/
Ghwaism731/
Kwame6755,278/
Gwain67497/
Gwane67281/
Guamn67119/
Gwean6733/
Guaim6731/
Kwamm6717/
Gbaam6715/
Qwame6711/
Gwhan6710/
Cwaim678/
Gwann675/
Gbaum674/
Quwam674/
Gwahn674/
Ghuam672/
Gwanh672/
Gbeam672/
Gbham672/
Guahm671/
Gwaun671/
Gvamn671/
Kwaum671/
Kwuam671/
Gbamh671/
Gwome671/
Kwaam671/
Gueam671/
Gwgan671/
Gwomm671/
Ghwan671/
Kweam670/

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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 Gwam
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