Gwano Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gwano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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 is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gwano.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,121,169th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwano live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 33 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 33 percent are found, Taraba, where 33 percent are found and Kano, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwatno912/
Gwanno911/
Ngwanou8338/
Ngwanoh8311/
Gwahnou831/
Guano803,456/
Gwana80952/
Kwano80330/
Gwono804/
Cwano801/
Gwamna732,740/
Gbanou73873/
Nkwano7393/
Kwanou7388/
Ghuano7370/
Gwanna7342/
Gwauna7330/
Guaino7321/
Gqwana7317/
Kwaino738/
Kwanho737/
Gwaina737/
Gwatna737/
Kwanot736/
Guanou734/
Kwanoh733/
Guanno733/
Gwanah732/
Guanoi732/
Guanos732/
Ncwano732/
Gwaana732/
Kgwana732/
Kwaano731/
Gcwana731/
Gwagna731/
Kwanno731/
Kwahno731/
Gbanuo731/
Gwuana731/
Gweana731/
Kwanoa731/
Kwanoi731/
Kwanop731/
Gwanat731/
Guayno731/
Guanoz731/
Ngwahanou711/
Ghwanga67189/
Gbeanou67158/
Nkwanou6741/
Kwagnou6733/
Ngcwana6729/
Gwamnna6716/
Kgwanga6714/
Gwamnah6713/
Guangno6711/
Kwannoo677/
Ggwanga674/
Ngw'ono674/
Gwaatna674/
Gwannah673/
Ghuango673/
Ngqwana673/
Gbanhou673/
Gbannou672/
Qugwana672/
Guagnou671/
Kwanhoi671/
Guanhoo671/
Gwanhah671/
Guanous671/
Kwangoo671/
Kwangoy671/
Ngwaina671/
Gwamnat671/
Gwuamna671/
Gbainoi671/
Guaynoa671/
Guannou671/
Gwangah671/
Ghuatno671/
Ngwuana671/
Ngwanha671/
Ngwhana671/
Gqwanga671/
Gcqwana671/
Qcgwana671/
Kwannoy671/

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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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