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 more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gwanika.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanika? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,441,361st most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. Gwanika occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanika are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 395,087. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 93 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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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