Gwanu Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Gwanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gwanu (11) may also be a first name.
Gwanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwanu (Hindi: ग्वाणू) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gwanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwanu live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwanu is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.
Gwanu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Gwanu is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Gwanu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 25 percent reside and Liberia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwanut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwainu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwanhu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanui | 83 | 47 | / |
| Ngwanou | 83 | 38 | / |
| Gcwangu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwannut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwahnou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbanu | 80 | 496 | / |
| Kwanu | 80 | 133 | / |
| Guanu | 80 | 40 | / |
| Gwenu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngcwanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwainhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbanou | 73 | 873 | / |
| Kwanou | 73 | 88 | / |
| Guannu | 73 | 68 | / |
| Kwannu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Guanhu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Guanou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nguanu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gbanui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwanau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngwonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbaanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwanuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbanau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbhanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwanui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwahanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbeanou | 67 | 158 | / |
| Kwannui | 67 | 99 | / |
| Nkwanou | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kwagnou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kwannuy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guanhui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guannus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngwuonu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gbanhou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbannou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guanous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guagnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guannou | 67 | 1 | / |
Gwanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gwanu in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्वाणू | gvanu | - |
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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 Gwanu
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