Gwoja Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gwoja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Gwoja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwoja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwoja is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwoja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwoja reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Gwoja is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Gwoja is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 50 percent are found and Zombo District, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwoja | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gwija | 80 | 2,024 | / |
| Gwoza | 80 | 734 | / |
| Gwaja | 80 | 333 | / |
| Gweja | 80 | 278 | / |
| Gboja | 80 | 24 | / |
| Gwojo | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gwoje | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gwosa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guodja | 73 | 26 | / |
| Gbojah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gwozza | 73 | 13 | / |
| Guojah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gwajha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwadja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gwoisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwazja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwogia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwejah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwau | 67 | 2,574 | / |
| Gwai | 67 | 2,368 | / |
| Gwaa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Gwaj | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gwea | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gwoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwoj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngwuoji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwuocha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbojowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guoudja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwejah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwogia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcweja | 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 Gwoja
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