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
Gwano occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gwano click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwano? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwano reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 33 people.
The surname Gwano is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 33 percent reside, Taraba, where 33 percent reside and Kano, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
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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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