Gwao Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Gwao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3871:136,80012,653
Solomon Islands1121:5,179700
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gwao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwao is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 608,234th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Gwao reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 136,800. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 48 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Gwao exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 22 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwaoa8922/
Gwaho8920/
Gwaoo891/
Ngwaou803/
Gwahoh801/
Kwao7517,712/
Gbao751,007/
Guao75188/
Gvao751/
Cwao751/
Gwaeyou731/
Gbaou67590/
Kwaho6732/
Gbeao6715/
Gueao6710/
Gbaoh6710/
Kwaeo674/
Ngwoa673/
Gwoah673/
Guaou672/
Gvaop671/
Kwaoh671/
Gwoua671/
Guaho671/
Gwoho671/
Gbaao671/

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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 Gwao
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