Gwangu Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gqwangu9269/
Gcwangu921/
Gwang'u921/
Gwangut921/
Ngcwangu861,154/
Ncgwangu861/
Ngwangou861/
Nggwangu861/
Ngqwangu861/
Kwangu832,923/
Gbangu83212/
Qwangu835/
Guangu831/
Cwangu831/
Ngcweangu801/
Gbangou77898/
Nguangu77316/
Ncwangu7715/
Guangou7714/
Guanghu775/
Gbanngu771/
Kwang'u771/
Kwanghu771/
Gbeangu771/
Guanghui7149/
Nkwanguh711/
Kwanguha711/
Guanghou711/
Kwanghui711/
Kwaynghu711/
Kuangu673,970/
Gbongu67214/
Quangu676/
Nguanghou671/
Nkwaainguh631/
Nkuangu62198/
Gbongou621/
Quanghu621/
Kwangoo621/
Kuanghu621/
Quanghuy5714/
Kuanghui571/
Gouhoungou5070/
Kuongu501/

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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 Gwangu
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