Gwimi Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Gwimi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Gwimi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwimi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwimi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwimi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwimi live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Niger, where 67 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found and Kebbi, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwimi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Guimi | 80 | 668 | / |
| Kwimi | 80 | 148 | / |
| Gwima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guimei | 73 | 152 | / |
| Guimai | 73 | 138 | / |
| Gwaime | 73 | 29 | / |
| Kwimie | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kwimai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ngwime | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kwismi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Guimiy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwuimi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwaima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guaimi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gweemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gueimi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guimih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbaimi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwimy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwimee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwimes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gwimer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gwymie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Qwaismi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkwuimi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gweemie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoimoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gboimoi | 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 Gwimi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis