Gwehona Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gwehona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gwehona Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3561:129,71910,668

Gwehona (81) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Gwehona Demographics

Gwehona Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Gwehona Last Name Facts

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

Gwehona is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwehona? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwehona is the 791,719th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwehona live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent given name globally, held by 81 people.

The last name Gwehona is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 356 people, or 1 in 129,719. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 65 percent live, Nairobi County, where 28 percent live and Kakamega County, where 3 percent live.

Gwehona Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwehonah931/
Gwehana861/
Gbehona861/
Guehona861/
Gwehono861/
Gweyona861/
Kweona771/
Gueona771/
Kweyona718/
Kwehana712/
Kwehena712/
Gueouna711/
Kwihonga671/
Guehanai671/
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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 Gwehona
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