Gwiyo Surname
Approximately 699 people bear this surname
Gwiyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 626 | 1:73,770 | 6,916 |
| Zimbabwe | 72 | 1:214,420 | 24,333 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
Gwiyo (11) may also be a first name.
Gwiyo Demographics
Gwiyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gwiyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwiyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwiyo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwiyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 477,903rd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,425,674 people. The last name Gwiyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwiyo are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gwiyo is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.
The surname Gwiyo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 626 people, or 1 in 73,770. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Tana River County, where 77 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 20 percent reside and Lamu County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent reside.
Gwiyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gwiyo surname is chiefly Christian (57%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwuiyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwiya | 80 | 516 | / |
| Kwiyo | 80 | 87 | / |
| Gwayo | 80 | 55 | / |
| Guiyo | 80 | 55 | / |
| Gweyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwiye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwijo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayo | 73 | 156 | / |
| Guiyoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkwiyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwuiyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwiyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gkwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngweyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngwiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Gwei | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Gway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gwey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwiyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaeyou | 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 Gwiyo
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