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
The last name Gwolo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwolo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,527,735th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gwolo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 300,302. In Uganda Gwolo is mostly concentrated in: Kayunga District, where 64 percent live, Moyo District, where 14 percent live and Kampala District, where 9 percent live. Besides Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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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