Gwamu Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Gwamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gwamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwamu is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwamu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwamu live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Gwamu is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Matabeleland North Province, where 94 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwamou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gwaimu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwammu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwamou | 83 | 37 | / |
| Ngwuamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwamu | 80 | 206 | / |
| Gbamu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gwomu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Cwamu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Guamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbamou | 73 | 13,127 | / |
| Kwamou | 73 | 564 | / |
| Nkwamu | 73 | 148 | / |
| Guamus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gbahmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guamou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ncwamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guaumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaimu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guamuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbamuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guamuch | 67 | 2,794 | / |
| Gbammou | 67 | 166 | / |
| Nkwamou | 67 | 110 | / |
| Gueamou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwotmut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwomeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbammuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghuamau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guamaus | 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 Gwamu
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