Gwanju Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gwanju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gwanju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwanju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwanju is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanju? popularity and diffusion
Gwanju is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanju reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwanju | 83 | 50 | / |
| Gbanju | 83 | 32 | / |
| Gwanxu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gwanzu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Guanju | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gwanyu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gwenju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwaniu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwanhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwenjau | 77 | 46 | / |
| Gwanihu | 77 | 32 | / |
| Nkwanju | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ngwansu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gwaunzu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanjou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwonju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guanjhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanzu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guanjiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanjui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanyuy | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ngwainzu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwandjeu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngcwansu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkwanjeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanshu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwanzu | 67 | 423 | / |
| Gbanzu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kwanyu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Guanyu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gbanyu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guanxu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guansu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gbonju | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kwansu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guanhu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuanju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwenyu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwenju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guanzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwancu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gh'wanzou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quanju | 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
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- 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 Gwanju
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