Gwamaka Surname
Approximately 532 people bear this surname
Gwamaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 519 | 1:102,007 | 9,977 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Gwamaka (8,613) may also be a first name.
Gwamaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwamaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwamaka has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gwamaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwamaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 587,571st most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gwamaka are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 67,697th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 8,613 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 519 people, or 1 in 102,007. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 84 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania Gwamaka occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Rwanda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaimaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gbamaka | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ngwamoka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbamakah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwamake | 71 | 20 | / |
| Gwomeka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gbomaka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Guamaca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guamaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwameka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwamoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaimoka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gwamache | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guamacas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbamakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwammache | 63 | 9 | / |
| Gbhoomakka | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kwamoko | 57 | 21 | / |
| Gbamoko | 57 | 4 | / |
| Gwemeko | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kwamoke | 57 | 4 | / |
| Gbamoke | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cuamacas | 53 | 1,912 | / |
| Guamache | 53 | 28 | / |
| Kwamachi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gbomakou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nkuamake | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kwamache | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kwomekai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gwomache | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kwuemeka | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kweamachi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gbamoukou | 50 | 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 Gwamaka
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