Gwandu Surname
Approximately 7,256 people bear this surname
Gwandu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,533 | 1:8,104 | 1,061 |
| Zimbabwe | 343 | 1:45,009 | 6,922 |
| Nigeria | 289 | 1:612,951 | 29,166 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gwandu (877) may also be a first name.
Gwandu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwandu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwandu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwandu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwandu is the 68,453rd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,004,348 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwandu reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 274,607th most commonly held forename globally, held by 877 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,533 people, or 1 in 8,104. In Tanzania Gwandu is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 69 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 12 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Gwandu is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwandhu | 92 | 1 | / |
| G'Wandu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngw'andu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ngwandeu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwandu | 83 | 847 | / |
| Gbandu | 83 | 105 | / |
| Guandu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Qwandu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gwamdu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwandou | 77 | 171 | / |
| Gbandou | 77 | 53 | / |
| Kwaindu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gbandeu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Guandou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nguandu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbaundu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guandeue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkweandu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cuandu | 67 | 275 | / |
| Gbondu | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kuandu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Quandu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Guandouss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guandú | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quandus | 62 | 162 | / |
| Quandui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gbeindu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kwandoe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quandou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quandust | 57 | 2 | / |
| Gboundou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kuhandhu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kwaandoo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cuandú | 50 | 4 | / |
| Gouhoundou | 50 | 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 Gwandu
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