Gwantu Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gwantu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gwantu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gwantu (16) may also be a first name.

Gwantu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwantu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gwantu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwantu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwantu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 81 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwantau921/
Ngwantu921/
Kwantu8317/
Gbantu832/
Guantu831/
Kwantus775/
Kwanntu771/
Gbeantou711/
Gbanteheou631/
Gbantehehou594/
Quantaus571/
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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 Gwantu
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