Gwanjo Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gwanjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gwanjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwanjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwanjo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanjo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanjo reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Gwanjo is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 71 percent reside, Kano, where 14 percent reside and Zamfara, where 14 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwanjo | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ngwainjo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwanjo | 83 | 160 | / |
| Gwanja | 83 | 32 | / |
| Gbanjo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gwanzo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gwanyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwandjo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngwanyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwanjou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanjoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbanjio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanjia | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ngwansoh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkwanjoh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nguanjoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guaindjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwonjoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaunzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwanya | 67 | 2,544 | / |
| Gbanzo | 67 | 565 | / |
| Kwanja | 67 | 549 | / |
| Guanio | 67 | 437 | / |
| Gwanza | 67 | 217 | / |
| Gbanja | 67 | 136 | / |
| Guanzo | 67 | 128 | / |
| Gwanha | 67 | 104 | / |
| Guanso | 67 | 72 | / |
| Guanho | 67 | 71 | / |
| Gwenja | 67 | 23 | / |
| Guanja | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gbanyo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kwanho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwanzo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwanyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwansa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwanso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gbanso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaneo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gh'wanzou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwonjioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwonso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbanio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwenjo | 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 Gwanjo
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