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 is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwanto.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanto? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,661,929th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Gwanto is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanto reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 24 people.
This surname is most frequent 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 are found, Plateau, where 29 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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