Gwamki Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gwamki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gwamki Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Gwamki (12) may also be a first name.

Gwamki Last Name Facts

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

Gwamki is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Gwamki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwamki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwamki live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename in the world, held by 12 people.

The surname Gwamki is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 67 percent live and Sokoto, where 33 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbamki831/
Ng'wamkai80124/
Kwamka6726/
Gbamke671/
Gwamgqa621/
Gwomchi621/
Kwamchi621/
Gbamquoi5710/
Guamquoi571/
Gwammche571/
Gbeamquoi532/
Kwemke501/
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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 Gwamki
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