Gwangu Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Gwangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gwangu (46) may also be a first name.
Gwangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwangu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwangu is the 1,333,288th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwangu reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 46 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria Gwangu is most frequent in: Benue, where 99 percent live and Taraba, where 1 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gqwangu | 92 | 69 | / |
| Gcwangu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwang'u | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gwangut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwangu | 86 | 1,154 | / |
| Ncgwangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwangou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nggwangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwangu | 83 | 2,923 | / |
| Gbangu | 83 | 212 | / |
| Qwangu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Guangu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cwangu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngcweangu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gbangou | 77 | 898 | / |
| Nguangu | 77 | 316 | / |
| Ncwangu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Guangou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Guanghu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gbanngu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwang'u | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbeangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guanghui | 71 | 49 | / |
| Nkwanguh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwanguha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guanghou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwanghui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaynghu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuangu | 67 | 3,970 | / |
| Gbongu | 67 | 214 | / |
| Quangu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nguanghou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwaainguh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nkuangu | 62 | 198 | / |
| Gbongou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quanghu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kwangoo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kuanghu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quanghuy | 57 | 14 | / |
| Kuanghui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gouhoungou | 50 | 70 | / |
| Kuongu | 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 Gwangu
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