Gwimo Surname
Approximately 1,797 people bear this surname
Gwimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,792 | 1:29,543 | 3,523 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwimo (195) may also be a first name.
Gwimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwimo is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwimo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 226,028th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,055,396 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwimo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gwimo is also the 649,894th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 195 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,792 people, or 1 in 29,543. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 82 percent live, Tabora Region, where 12 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwaimo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngwimo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gwimoph | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guimo | 80 | 181 | / |
| Kwimo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gwemo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gwima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gwymo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwahiemo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guimou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Guimmo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwuimo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kwaimo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwaima | 73 | 2 | / |
| Guaimo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbaimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwimah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwiemo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gboimo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwemoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbeimou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngwemoh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngwemou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gboimoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guimouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gueimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guimmoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwimah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwehmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoimoi | 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 Gwimo
- 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