Gwaseko Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Gwaseko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 139 | 1:380,875 | 27,601 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Gwaseko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwaseko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwaseko occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwaseko? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gwaseko is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwaseko live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 380,875. In Tanzania Gwaseko is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 89 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 6 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Rwanda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaseka | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngwaseka | 80 | 75 | / |
| Gwaisoko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwaiseka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwaseka | 71 | 74 | / |
| Gwasoka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gwasaka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gwoseka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwaziko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwasika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwazeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwadziko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwazeka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwaseaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbassiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gweisoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguaseka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwazeiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwashika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwasika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaesiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwaysako | 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 Gwaseko
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