Gwanto Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Gwanto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gwanto (24) may also be a first name.
Gwanto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwanto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwanto occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanto? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanto are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwanto is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 24 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Gwanto is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 42 percent live, Plateau, where 29 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwanto | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ngwantoh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kwanto | 83 | 144 | / |
| Gbanto | 83 | 40 | / |
| Gwanta | 83 | 36 | / |
| Guanto | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gwonto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guantos | 77 | 30 | / |
| Gwantah | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gwantha | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kwainto | 77 | 3 | / |
| Guantuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwainta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwantau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwantha | 71 | 76 | / |
| Gbeantou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaanta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guanta | 67 | 358 | / |
| Kwanta | 67 | 276 | / |
| Kuanto | 67 | 125 | / |
| Gbanta | 67 | 91 | / |
| Quanto | 67 | 25 | / |
| Geewantha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwonto | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cuanto | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guantá | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbonto | 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 Gwanto
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