Gwando Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Gwando Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 129 | 1:410,400 | 28,884 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gwando (26) may also be a first name.
Gwando Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwando Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwando is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwando? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,281,391st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Gwando is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwando reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gwando is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 26 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 81 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 7 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghwando | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanduo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwanda | 83 | 2,279 | / |
| Kwando | 83 | 1,232 | / |
| Gbando | 83 | 173 | / |
| Guando | 83 | 106 | / |
| Gwondo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwandaa | 77 | 405 | / |
| Kwandou | 77 | 171 | / |
| Gbeando | 77 | 82 | / |
| Gwaunda | 77 | 62 | / |
| Gbandou | 77 | 53 | / |
| Gwainda | 77 | 48 | / |
| Gwandah | 77 | 32 | / |
| Guandou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nkwando | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ghwanda | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kwandoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kkwando | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaando | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwatenda | 71 | 54 | / |
| Gbaandoy | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngwandah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwandohe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaandoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gweandah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbondo | 67 | 13,097 | / |
| Kwanda | 67 | 2,992 | / |
| Guanda | 67 | 1,779 | / |
| Gbanda | 67 | 1,087 | / |
| Cuando | 67 | 413 | / |
| Kwondo | 67 | 78 | / |
| Gwonda | 67 | 72 | / |
| Cwanda | 67 | 25 | / |
| Quando | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kuando | 67 | 11 | / |
| Guatindoy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Guondo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwachindo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guandouss | 67 | 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 Gwando
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