Gwolo Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Gwolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 130 | 1:300,302 | 20,842 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gwolo (17) may also be a first name.
Gwolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwolo occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwolo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,527,735th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Gwolo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwolo are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gwolo is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 17 people.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 300,302. In Uganda Gwolo is primarily found in: Kayunga District, where 64 percent live, Moyo District, where 14 percent live and Kampala District, where 9 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwoloh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gbolo | 80 | 4,133 | / |
| Guolo | 80 | 1,136 | / |
| Gwelo | 80 | 612 | / |
| Gwalo | 80 | 168 | / |
| Kwolo | 80 | 41 | / |
| Gwola | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gwulo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guollo | 73 | 593 | / |
| Gbolou | 73 | 550 | / |
| Guoluo | 73 | 61 | / |
| Gwaloa | 73 | 57 | / |
| Gbollo | 73 | 42 | / |
| Kgwalo | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gboloo | 73 | 23 | / |
| Gwolla | 73 | 12 | / |
| Guolou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gboulo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gwallo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkwolo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gboluo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gvollo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwoloh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwuilo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwaalo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gweloh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gboulou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ngwolah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gbollou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngwallo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbolloh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngqwalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ng'walo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgweloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuolou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguollo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guoello | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guouloz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwolots | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuilo | 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 Gwolo
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