Gwenyi Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Gwenyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gwenyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwenyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwenyi occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwenyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Gwenyi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwenyi reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Gwenyi is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Gwenyi is most prevalent in: Adjumani District, where 91 percent live and Kibuku District, where 9 percent live. Besides Uganda Gwenyi occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Gwenyi
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