Gwami Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Gwami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gwami (157) may also be a first name.
Gwami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwami is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwami is the 1,907,068th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwami live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwami is also the 732,696th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 157 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria Gwami is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 46 percent are found, Yobe, where 36 percent are found and Kaduna, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwamis | 91 | 93 | / |
| Gwamie | 91 | 10 | / |
| Gwasmi | 91 | 6 | / |
| Gwamai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gwammi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gwaumi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwhami | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ng'wami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwami | 80 | 8,024 | / |
| Gwama | 80 | 2,933 | / |
| Gbami | 80 | 233 | / |
| Guami | 80 | 39 | / |
| Gwame | 80 | 25 | / |
| Cwami | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gwomi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gwemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwamma | 73 | 212 | / |
| Kwamie | 73 | 90 | / |
| Gweama | 73 | 44 | / |
| Gwaime | 73 | 29 | / |
| Gueami | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gbammi | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kwamai | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gbamoi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gbaami | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gwamee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kwamei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nqwami | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guaemi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guaimi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbeami | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qwasmi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guamai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guatmi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbaimi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwamyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwamit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guamei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guaumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwamgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbamei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwauma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghvami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gvamis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwamha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngquqwami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwahmie | 67 | 163 | / |
| Gweemei | 67 | 70 | / |
| Gweamee | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ngcwame | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kweamie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qwaismi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwasmay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quwasmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweemie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaymie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwammie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwamaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwammaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghvaemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwathmy | 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
- 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 Gwami
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