Gwany Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Gwany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Gwany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwany Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwany occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gwany.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwany? popularity and diffusion
Gwany is the 5,391,485th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gwany are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Gwany is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 42 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Borno, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Gwany
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