Gwater Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Gwater Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwater Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwater Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwater is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwater? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Gwater is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gwater reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 21 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwather | 92 | 14 | / |
| Gwatere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghwaiter | 86 | 31 | / |
| Geewater | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kwater | 83 | 414 | / |
| Gbater | 83 | 12 | / |
| Guater | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kwaiter | 77 | 29 | / |
| Guaiter | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kwahter | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kwatere | 77 | 3 | / |
| Guauter | 77 | 2 | / |
| Guatere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guayter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwether | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gbeateer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quater | 67 | 41 | / |
| Guatre | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kweter | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwatir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbatir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cuater | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guauthier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuater | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatre | 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 Gwater
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