Gwamen Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gwamen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gwamen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwamen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwamen occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwamen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Gwamen live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwammen | 92 | 6 | / |
| Gwamoen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwamen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwammoen | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kwamen | 83 | 193 | / |
| Guamen | 83 | 163 | / |
| Gwemen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbamen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwamin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwatmen | 77 | 28 | / |
| Gweemen | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gvammen | 77 | 9 | / |
| Guammen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngwomen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguamen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwameng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guasmen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Guamn | 73 | 119 | / |
| Gvamn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuamene | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngwoumen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwomenne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwamin | 67 | 445 | / |
| Quamen | 67 | 73 | / |
| Gbamin | 67 | 55 | / |
| Guamin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kuamen | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kwamem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwemen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvemen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwamne | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gwamen
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