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
The surname Gwiyo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gwiyo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwiyo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 477,903rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 10,425,674 people. The last name Gwiyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwiyo reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
The surname Gwiyo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 626 people, or 1 in 73,770. In Kenya Gwiyo is most common in: Tana River County, where 77 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 20 percent reside and Lamu County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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 last name 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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