Gwoka Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Gwoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Gwoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwoka is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwoka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Gwoka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwoka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,183,008. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 85 percent are found, Buliisa District, where 3 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwoka | 91 | 15 | / |
| Gwoukap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwoka | 80 | 1,827 | / |
| Gwaka | 80 | 888 | / |
| Gvoka | 80 | 74 | / |
| Gweka | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gwoki | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gwoke | 80 | 10 | / |
| Guoka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gwokaaja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gcweka | 73 | 440 | / |
| Gqwaka | 73 | 329 | / |
| Gwakaa | 73 | 224 | / |
| Kwoska | 73 | 211 | / |
| Guokas | 73 | 137 | / |
| Ngwuka | 73 | 15 | / |
| Guokai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gwauka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gwaaka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwokap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ggwaka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nguoka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gbokaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwokey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbokah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gvoika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbooka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwakap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gbocka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwośka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwacka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwochka | 67 | 83 | / |
| Gwakaya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nkwocka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngwokeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwouke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwaukka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngqwaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoikap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwoukap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwokee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkwoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nngwoke | 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 Gwoka
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