Gwano Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Gwano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Gwano (33) may also be a first name.
Gwano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwano is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwano? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwano is the 2,121,169th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwano are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 33 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 33 percent are found, Taraba, where 33 percent are found and Kano, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Gwano
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