Gwarko Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gwarko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Gwarko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwarko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwarko is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwarko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwarko live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 71 percent live, Nasarawa, where 14 percent live and Zamfara, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Gwarko exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwarko | 83 | 1,541 | / |
| Gwarka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cwarzko | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kwarkoh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Guarkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwarka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guarco | 67 | 380 | / |
| Kwerko | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gbarka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guarka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwarka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cwerko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kworko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwarkaa | 62 | 36 | / |
| Gborkou | 62 | 27 | / |
| Gborkoi | 62 | 19 | / |
| Guarcos | 62 | 3 | / |
| Gwarcap | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kwarkah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gborkoh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kwerka | 50 | 18 | / |
| Quarco | 50 | 13 | / |
| Gborka | 50 | 5 | / |
| Guarca | 50 | 3 | / |
| Cuarco | 50 | 3 | / |
| Cwerka | 50 | 2 | / |
| Kuarka | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kworka | 50 | 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 Gwarko
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