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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gwangu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwangu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwangu is the 1,333,288th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwangu live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwangu is also the 1,484,914th most common first name worldwide, borne by 46 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 99 percent reside and Taraba, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis