Gwanika Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Gwanika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 134 | 1:395,087 | 28,090 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gwanika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwanika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwanika is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanika? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,441,361st most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanika reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 395,087. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 93 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwanika | 93 | 77 | / |
| Kwanika | 86 | 19 | / |
| Gwanuka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwasnika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwasnicka | 75 | 52 | / |
| Kwasniska | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwanuka | 71 | 153 | / |
| Kwenika | 71 | 67 | / |
| Kwanike | 71 | 26 | / |
| Gbaniko | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cwenika | 71 | 3 | / |
| Guanica | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guaneka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwenuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaniko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaniki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbonika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quanika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwasnica | 67 | 187 | / |
| Kwanikhe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guhanuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbaneaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwanecka | 67 | 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 Gwanika
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