Gwani Surname
Approximately 2,914 people bear this surname
Gwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,603 | 1:68,053 | 4,941 |
| Niger | 115 | 1:166,887 | 6,016 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwani (2,143) may also be a first name.
Gwani Demographics
Average Gwani Salary in
South Africa
R 96,288
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwani is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 151,175th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,500,874 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gwani live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwani is also the 162,153rd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 2,143 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,603 people, or 1 in 68,053. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 19 percent reside, Bauchi, where 16 percent reside and Yobe, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Gwani Last Name Statistics demography
Gwani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.48% less than the national average, earning R 96,288 per year.
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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 Gwani
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