Gwok Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Gwok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gwok (39) may also be a first name.
Gwok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwok Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwok is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwok? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwok is the 2,436,415th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gwok live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gwok is also the 1,637,361st most common first name globally. It is borne by 39 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Gwok is most numerous in: Plateau, where 98 percent reside and Rivers, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Gwok is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Gwok
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