Gwma Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Gwma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gwma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Eritrea11:4,751,901911

Gwma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gwma is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwma is the 8,193,072nd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwma live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Gwma is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 75 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Eritrea, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwmai891/
Ngwma891/
Ghwma891/
Ggwmai801/
Gbma753/
Gwmy751/
Kwma751/
Gwmi751/
Gwmj751/
Gwmo751/
Gquma67374/
Gbmah672/
Kwmma671/
Ngwmo671/
Ghwmi671/
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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 Gwma
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