Gwapa Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Gwapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gwapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwapa is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwapa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,255,512th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwapa are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Gwapa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 661,683. In Uganda Gwapa is mostly concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 88 percent are found, Budaka District, where 3 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Gwapa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwapha | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gwaipai | 83 | 30 | / |
| Ngwapah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwapa | 80 | 1,112 | / |
| Guapa | 80 | 471 | / |
| Gwape | 80 | 361 | / |
| Gbapa | 80 | 133 | / |
| Gwapi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gwapo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwepa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngwapaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaipa | 73 | 661 | / |
| Guapaz | 73 | 133 | / |
| Ngwapo | 73 | 76 | / |
| Guaspa | 73 | 42 | / |
| Guapas | 73 | 39 | / |
| Kgwapi | 73 | 39 | / |
| Gbappa | 73 | 36 | / |
| Guaipa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nguapa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gbapha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guappa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwapha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbapay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwatpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwapes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guapay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guazpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guaypa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gvazpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwepay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guapah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guashpa | 67 | 1,324 | / |
| Kwatpha | 67 | 194 | / |
| Nguapha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gbaapea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guapaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gbappay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guaspha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwapey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaphi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guhappa | 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 Gwapa
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