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
The surname Gwanto is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanto? popularity and diffusion
Gwanto is the 2,661,929th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Gwanto occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanto live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 24 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bauchi, where 42 percent live, Plateau, where 29 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Gwanto is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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